envy

Example Sentences

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Of Gen Xers without a pension, 56% told pollsters that they have pension envy, compared with 44% of boomers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Uruguay is the envy of its fossil-fueled friends.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

He argues that California remains one of the world’s largest and most dynamic economies and the envy of other states.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

With precision and care, the author elegantly chronicles his own shame, envy, boredom, regret and despair, illuminating his experiences with insights from philosophy, psychology, ethnography and history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

And maybe it was her envy that Feral conjured snow and Sparrow grew flowers and Ruby made warmth and fireworks, while she...did what she did.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor