envy
Example Sentences
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I do not envy anyone who has found themselves in a position where they feel the need to preemptively head off charges of idolatry.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
No, it was writerly admiration — OK, envy — that stopped me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
This column doesn’t envy Times management having to deal with the Times staff, but let’s keep an open mind and allow for the possibility that the newspaper’s management is just as unreasonable as its newsroom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
But that teaches another more cautionary lesson about collecting nemeses: Salieri never figured out how to channel his gnawing envy into motivation.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
I watch a plane zoom across the sky, and envy the power and control of it.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
Vocabulary lists containing envy
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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"The Gift of the Magi"
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