envious
Example Sentences
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Lately, my spouse has mentioned feeling a little resentful and envious of my situation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Though it’s hard not to be envious of Mr. Warrack’s peripatetic lifestyle, the work of a stonemason is often far from glamorous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
She has undergone similar training several times -- and said the lessons helped her confidence -- but noted she was "so envious of young people who can do all this so easily".
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the second letter, signed “always,” Harp describes being envious of people “whose only ‘job’ seems to be to talk with you, and look pretty,” adding “I want that job!!”
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
I feel envious, envious of their brazen intimacy.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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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