envious

Example Sentences

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“Those feelings are a signal: If you are envious of a neighbor getting a new car, what is that feeling?”

From Seattle Times

In 2021, when quitting numbers surged and Americans saw the highest quitting rates since the 1970s, according to the Department of Labor, I was envious but also perplexed.

From New York Times

Still, “Wanderlust” made me envious of the time and the man, and searching my bookshelf, I found five Freuchens, three of which I’d never opened.

From Washington Post

In another call, he tells his girlfriend that he’s envious of his buddies who got shot in the feet and could go home.

From Seattle Times

In another call, he tells his girlfriend he’s envious of his buddies who got shot in the feet and could go home.

From Seattle Times