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envy
noun as in jealousy
verb as in be jealous of another
Example Sentences
Harris could have constantly blared the truth about our economy being the envy of the world and then promised that we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
He achieved far more legislatively than many thought possible, given the narrow margins Democrats held in the House and Senate, and presided over an economy that, partisan carping aside, is the envy of the world.
“The outlook is for more of the same with growth the envy of the world,” said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at Fwdbonds, a economic and markets research firm in New York.
“It has made our economy the envy of the world,” he said.
Still, Roth Smith said, he’s not sure New Yorkers look to the other coast with envy — or at all.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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