jealous
Example Sentences
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I can’t do it, because I’m jelly, jelly jealous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
We were the sort of sisters you are a bit jealous of because we were so close.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
“Here is a woman who has never been particularly jealous of any other woman, realizing that she deeply envies this chair,” the film’s narrator, voiced by Melanie Griffith, says.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
“People are always going to be jealous of teams that try to win when they feel like others aren’t. Everybody can go out and do the same thing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
“I don’t have anything to be jealous of,” I said.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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