be jealous

Example Sentences

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“In fact your dream was to be a Victoria Secret angel, and now you will be walking with all the Angels in heaven. They will all be jealous of you!,”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

“Want to be the envy of all? Want your friends and coworkers to be jealous? This is the IT item of Fall 2024.”

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

When Mr. Snyder asked whether Mr. Cooper might be jealous, he denied it.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

An ice cube would be jealous of his chill.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

Was he pretending to be jealous to conceal the fact that he was?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan