covet
verb (used with object)
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others.
covetable
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a word derived from
covet.
Example Sentences
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Goma is the capital of North Kivu Province, which is rich in covetable minerals - such as those that power mobile phones - and plentiful in rebel and militia groups.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Elsewhere, US news website Mashable says the "gorgeous" show "dreams up some seriously covetable gadgets".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
Hydration vessels, they say, may be this year’s “most covetable, most fashionable accessory.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Other brands that have become more covetable in recent years are French label Marithe and Francois Girbaud and Japanese line Matsuda, he added.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2022
A rising starlet who, despite her years, had already nabbed a series of covetable roles beside the titans of the stage vanished without a trace after the opening night of Di Shturem: The Yiddish Tempest.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
