covetousness

Example Sentences

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Maybe they’re guilty of, say, coveting you, and maybe the covetousness is all your fault, a result of having gotten so close in the first place.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2017

It dips into rich territory by examining the covetousness social media inspires, not just for things, but for attention.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2017

And giving in to envy and covetousness is not the path to safety, security and happiness.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2015

"Popularity should not necessitate vulgarity and hope should not entail covetousness," Xi admonished the writers, actors and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2015

The world had caught him; pleasure, covetousness, idleness, and finally also that vice that he had always despised and scorned as the most foolish—acquisitiveness.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse