covetous
Example Sentences
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His covetous comments about Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, deepened concerns.
In yoga, I watched, covetous and profusely sweating, as people around me in class pointed their toes skyward and inverted.
From Salon
But there’s a part of me that’s covetous of this bold, ubiquitous YOLO, that wishes I could summon this brand of fearlessness.
From New York Times
He also argued, however, that covetous and rivalrous government bureaucracies regard their secrets as property, hiding them from other bureaucracies, with which they sometimes barter secrets.
From Washington Post
Ryan Kent has attracted covetous glances from the English Premier League.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
