green-eyed monster

Example Sentences

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If you’re wondering how to turn the so-called green-eyed monster into a positive force in your life, here are five steps to take.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023

It doesn’t matter what others are or aren’t doing or getting; envy is a green-eyed monster.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

It perplexed the author that Rebecca was marketed by her publisher as a love story; she viewed it as very dark, and all of its characters as eaten alive by the green-eyed monster.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2020

Can you really vanquish the green-eyed monster with introspection and communication alone?

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2018

Cristiana glared at me like the proverbial green-eyed monster.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein