envy
Example Sentences
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The statewide agency, which mainly polices traffic violations on freeways and oversees state property, has sworn in more than 600 new officers this year — a total that many departments would envy.
From Los Angeles Times
State media said the new facilities showed the North Korean people were the "most dignified" and have "nothing to envy in the world".
From Barron's
Some former classmates are speculating about his mental health and whether he envied Loureiro’s successful career.
It gave researchers autonomy, kept politics at arm’s length, and helped make American science the envy of the world.
They have a roster replete with young talent and a farm system that’s the envy of their peers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
