- present participle of covet.
coveting
Example Sentences
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But it remains a relevant morality tale — of the rot that comes with coveting all of L.A.’s beautiful things and the pitfalls of parenting by giving your children all the material things you lacked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
But Fernandes is not one for coveting individual awards.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Now he is vying for votes in a military-managed poll starting on Sunday, coveting the former seat of the country's best known political prisoner -- Aung San Suu Kyi.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Then Coop launches into a meticulous description of what makes each item worth coveting.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
A “horizontal desire,” coveting a neighbor’s goods, has been replaced by a “vertical desire,” coveting the goods of the rich and the powerful seen on television, Schor said.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
