jealousy

Example Sentences

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She also excelled in the fast, showy aria in which she warns Dejanira to beware of jealousy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

That can trigger jealousy or ill will if one partner seeks to “beat” the other’s performance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Instantly, Camille is overcome with desire, as well as a more surprising, complicated feeling: jealousy.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Her jealousy is delicious when Skarsgård’s strapping wooden groom makes the other men look small, telling Colman that she’s “the reason I live and breathe.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

There seemed little doubt that the man felt some kind of jealousy.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl