envious

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

If you’ve seen the movie, you know precisely what this refers to; if you haven’t, I’m envious that you get to experience the scene in question for the first time.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

“That there’s a small part of me that’s envious / That you fullheartedly believe someone is always there,” she sings.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

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 • Nov. 1, 2025

In a weird way, I’m envious of his kids.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers