jealous

Example Sentences

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My youngest boy's getting a little bit jealous of that now as well!

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“People are always going to be jealous of teams that try to win when they feel like others aren’t. Everybody can go out and do the same thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Prosecutor Serena Gates said Rumiantsev had been jealous of the woman's friendship with Trump, perhaps because of his "public profile".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Wow, 1995 is super jealous of your personal website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“What were you guys talking about?” he asked, speaking even faster than usual, as if he was concerned—or jealous.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller