covet

Example Sentences

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But Guardiola has often seemed to covet the Champions League above all else and there will likely be frustration that the competition has brought him more anguish than joy in the past 10 years.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

BHP still appears to covet Anglo’s sizeable copper portfolio, but Anglo’s merger with Teck unlocks synergies that BHP couldn’t, Hatch says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Someone who, perhaps, did not covet the presidency as much as he did.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

The peaches my neighbors and I covet this time of year come from about three and a half hours north, in Chilton County — the peach capital of Alabama.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2025

And from what Sam had heard Gorbag would covet it.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien