envious

Example Sentences

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Speaking about Cassie, he said: "She's very addicted to social media and envious of what appears to be the big lives that all of her high school classmates are living at this point in time."

From BBC

“I think the con of that, with #MomTok, is that with all the opportunities, it kind of spreads us apart. We’re doing our own thing. It could break friendships. You’re getting envious. You get competitive.”

From Los Angeles Times

I’m envious of Annie’s brilliance, of course, but we speak the same writing language and we love it equally.

From Los Angeles Times

She didn’t sound envious, she was merely acknowledging a fact.

From Literature

This top-down control over urban development has drawn both envious admiration and criticism.

From BBC