be jealous

Example Sentences

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It showed that women don’t have to be jealous of each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

So we don't have to be jealous because we're not doing what somebody else is doing.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2024

He joked that "many people will be jealous" of the moment Sinfield kissed him as they crossed the finish line.

From BBC • May 16, 2023

An ice cube would be jealous of his chill.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

I laughed at the thought of Mrs. Dorn keeping a tally of everything her neighbors purchased, and tried not to be jealous that Audrey got a car because of a game of wealthy one-upmanship.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson