envy

Example Sentences

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Of Gen Xers without a pension, 56% told pollsters that they have pension envy, compared with 44% of boomers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The country’s sovereign wealth funds hold an estimated $2 trillion in assets—close to four times GDP—a fiscal buffer most Group of Seven governments would envy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Uruguay is the envy of its fossil-fueled friends.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Outside, winter shows its envy and its poise.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

In the cottage, two old women stared, envy and hope mixing in their faces, at a tall, handsome woman with black hair and dark eyes and red, red lips.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman