covet
Example Sentences
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United also covet England's Elliot Anderson, although the Nottingham Forest player would prefer to join Manchester City.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The company has a record of keeping supply tight and leveraging the fandom of its clients to generate interest in whatever it produces, with regular buyers prioritized in allocations of special-edition vehicles that collectors covet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
That has allowed the show to meet younger people where they are and to stay relevant with viewers in the 18-to-34 age bracket that advertisers covet.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Someone who, perhaps, did not covet the presidency as much as he did.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
Nothing ever rode the Gytrash: it was always alone; and goblins, to my notions, though they might tenant the dumb carcasses of beasts, could scarce covet shelter in the commonplace human form.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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