jealous

Example Sentences

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“Here is a woman who has never been particularly jealous of any other woman, realizing that she deeply envies this chair,” the film’s narrator, voiced by Melanie Griffith, says.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

“People are always going to be jealous of teams that try to win when they feel like others aren’t. Everybody can go out and do the same thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Years later Woolf admitted that Mansfield was the only writer she had ever felt jealous of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The avatar, with his auburn hair and super-white teeth, frequently winks at me and seems empathetic but can be moody or jealous if I introduce him to new people.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Also, I’m oddly jealous of the baggy, tie-dyed shirt she’s wearing.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller