envy
Example Sentences
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The couple's bitterness towards their younger counterparts is "rooted in envy", Mulligan says.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Of Gen Xers without a pension, 56% told pollsters that they have pension envy, compared with 44% of boomers.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“A delay in the Warsh nomination is a gift to Warsh. I don’t envy anyone taking that job now,” said Tim Duy, chief U.S. economist at SGH Macro Advisors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Uruguay is the envy of its fossil-fueled friends.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
She’s so happy being out there on the basketball court doing what she was born to do—and I start to envy her, because I feel as though I might throw up.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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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