be jealous

Example Sentences

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“People are always going to be jealous of teams that try to win when they feel like others aren’t. Everybody can go out and do the same thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

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

But after I said yes, and Mary Elizabeth announced it to the group, I wanted Sam to be jealous.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky