envied
Example Sentences
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Their recruitment model, buying players in and selling them on for vast profits, is envied.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The 67-year-old breast cancer survivor, who consults on sustainable textiles and runs a small farmers market, would never have her own property sprayed with pesticides, but admits to having envied neighbors who did.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Perhaps the market shoppers I envied had simply made a few decisions before everything started charming them.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Our parents are squarely boomers, and older ones, at that, and we grew up with a freedom that our younger cohorts envied but not the neglect that our older cousins complained of.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
It was freezingly cold, and this job of seeing off a distinguished stranger was not one to be envied, but Lieutenant Dubose performed his part manfully.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
