Example Sentences

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The nearby empire of Austria-Hungary looked covetously upon the Balkans, seeing an opportunity to take over more territory.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

“Do you fall asleep in that thing?” an older man in the Magnolia section of Gloucester asked covetously.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Australia has looked covetously at Britain's Olympic performances, their sporting arch-rivals outshining them with top-five finishes on the medals table at the last three Games.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2016

Carl Robinson will be aware that their final playoff place is currently being looked at covetously by the likes of Portland and LA, and he will want to put a run together quickly.

From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2014

He would peek into the bag every now and then, and he would roll his eyes and swivel his scrawny neck, trying to catch people looking covetously at his bag.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut