envious
Example Sentences
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Speaking about Cassie, he said: "She's very addicted to social media and envious of what appears to be the big lives that all of her high school classmates are living at this point in time."
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
This top-down control over urban development has drawn both envious admiration and criticism.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Mays’ Salieri is at once aghast at such loutish behavior and bitterly envious that Mozart is exceptional enough to get away with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
If you’ve seen the movie, you know precisely what this refers to; if you haven’t, I’m envious that you get to experience the scene in question for the first time.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
The one thing that may not be forgiven a witch is her ability to distress people, to make them restless and uneasy and even envious.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing envious
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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