be jealous

Example Sentences

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Segel: It’s a funny question because it wasn’t written in any way for him to be jealous about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

But then we would look at France and be jealous of them because of how many players they had in the top 100s and however many more in the top 200s or 250s.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2023

An ice cube would be jealous of his chill.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

That's three for three, Mason pointed out, "a batting average Lou Gehrig would be jealous of."

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2023

Could she be jealous of all this tender attention lavished on the Incorrigibles, who, despite their adorable eccentricities and mysterious background, were really perfect strangers to Miss Mortimer?

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood