covet
verb (used with object)
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others.
are coveting
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present progressiveof covet.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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She’s an expert in performance science, precisely the expert teams are coveting.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
On the same CBS broadcast, reporter Elizabeth Kaledin reported that “people are coveting prescriptions. Politicians exposed in the latest attack are exalting it by name.”
From Slate ● May 1, 2021
You do not know the fate that you are coveting.
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold
"Come, Barrois," said the young girl, "take some of this lemonade; I see you are coveting a good draught of it."
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre
