coveting

Example Sentences

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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

She recalls coveting a particular 1960s-inspired trouser suit as a teenager.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

She attended the Met Gala — an invitation some people spend years coveting — and now sits front row at the fashion shows, performing at after-parties on hotel bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

A universal issue for so many people is coveting what they don't have or imagining that what someone else has, it would be a happier existence.

From Salon • May 9, 2023

I wandered the mall, hitting the electronics spots, first Radio Shack, Best Buy, moving my way up to the Apple Store, coveting things I’d never be able to afford.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin