Example sentences for: envy

How can you use “envy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Now comes the part where I reveal what I believe to be a sin: envy.

  • Nevertheless, the tiara looked nothing at all like the Miss America crown, and I must admit I felt a stab of envy.

  • But I think it also offered a glimpse of Hatch's dark side--an envy that makes him into a more interesting character than I previously thought.

  • Those offices actually are quite snazzy, in an ever-so-faintly seedy downtown sort of way, inciting no small amount of envy in those of us who labor in the bland corporate vineyards of Redmond, Wash.

  • (On the other hand, maybe I do care about resale prices, because I like knowing that my possessions inspire envy.)


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