envying

Example Sentences

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Scott admits to envying Turturro for all the scenes he had with Walken.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2023

It’s during the voice-over when Henry recalls as a boy envying the wiseguys who hung out at the pizza parlor and taxi stand across the street from his home.

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

You are rebounding, on your own two feet, when you find yourself envying other writers again, just a bit.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2021

She might be several years younger than Jo but is an educated adult woman, and envying her orphan cousin is morally repugnant.

From Slate • May 5, 2021

Still, she admired the ritual, envying the Levys the pleasure they took in one another’s company, wishing her cousins lived nearby so she could have an orchestra of her own.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord