envy

Example Sentences

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With precision and care, the author elegantly chronicles his own shame, envy, boredom, regret and despair, illuminating his experiences with insights from philosophy, psychology, ethnography and history.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.

From Los Angeles Times

U.S. growth remains the envy of many developed nations.

From The Wall Street Journal

When he returned to office in January 2025, the president promised to return America to a new “Golden Age” in which the country would always be “winning” and the envy of the world.

From Salon

Her daughter, Liza Pauley, recalled Rosalba as a skilled cook whose birria and pozole were the envy of her childhood friends.

From Los Angeles Times