adjective
envious
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
In a sentence
Six example sentences with envious, each labelled with its topic.
Studies find people grow most envious of colleagues one desk over, not of strangers whose lives look far grander.
Psychology
New players get envious of anyone carrying rare cosmetics, which is exactly why the store puts them on the login screen.
Gaming
Founders in the same batch turn envious fast when one team lands a big round and everyone else reads about it.
Startups
Rival coaches admit they are envious of a roster with three shooters who never seem to miss in the fourth quarter.
Basketball
The novel's envious cousin watches every gift arrive at the manor and counts what he was not given.
Literature
Competitors grew envious of the retailer's loyalty program, which kept customers coming back weekly without a single discount.
Business
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