envious
Example Sentences
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Today he has a Rolodex of A-list directors that would make many talent agents envious.
She and her friends were wearing hijabs and, she says, Uyghur food vendors had approached them saying they were "envious we could freely wear our hijabs... but we didn't get to have very deep conversations".
From BBC
And it will soon start educating travelers on the new boarding drill that is designed to keep things flowing and maintain the airline’s envious flight-turnaround times.
"They are envious of China's fast development. To be honest, they are aggressive at heart. We are completely committed to the common prosperity of mankind. We are different."
From BBC
“It’s deeply important. I’m actually envious of their passion.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
