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'envy' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'envy' with 11 example sentences.


envy noun

: a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

envy verb

: feel envious towards; admire enviously

: be envious of; set one's heart on


  • Envious people die, but envy never does.
  • He's turned green with envy.
  • I have to say I envy you.
  • I want everyone to envy me.
  • He was the envy of his friends.
  • They all envied my new car.
  • Do you envy your neighbors?
  • The neighbor woman nearly died of envy.
  • I envied his new house.
  • I can't say I envy you for being a rat.
  • What I don't know I don't envy.
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