jealous
Example Sentences
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But I think I felt really jealous that he got to go to work every day and just be alone with his thoughts.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
“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
Nursery practitioner Elizabeth Burton told the court that Bennett had a "jealous attachment" with five children and would "take control" of them.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Part of the draw of AI chatbots is "they're compelling, personable, and never irritable or jealous or manipulative, at least in theory", Dr Jennifer Cearns said.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
She was sailing away from Zororo and his jealous wives.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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