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covetous
Example Sentences
Main Entry:
cov·et·ous
[
kuhv
-i-t
uh
s
]
/
ˈkʌv
ɪ
təs
/
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Part of Speech:
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covetous
Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
Thereupon they fixed
covetous
glances upon the village school-house.
Food for thought for neocolonialists as much as all the
covetous
warmongers out there.
When home cooks get serious they start to cast
covetous
eyes on their neighbors' professional ranges.
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Thereupon they fixed
covetous
glances upon the village school-house.
Food for thought for neocolonialists as much as all the
covetous
warmongers out there.
When home cooks get serious they start to cast
covetous
eyes on their neighbors' professional ranges.
It still draws compliments and
covetous
looks, and these seem to increase year by year.
The plot's menace is personified by a
covetous
store owner who hopes to exploit the cheetah at the local dog races.
It's also vulnerable to theft,
covetous
family members and demands for loans from relatives.
Everywhere, red-swathed laps are being warmed by a seemingly endless chain of
covetous
ragamuffins.
There was a bit of account action of interest to those of
covetous
bent.
Few restaurateurs are as openly
covetous
of the guide's stars.
Two girls sat across the room from each other glaring with
covetous
eyes.
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