Example Sentences

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Players look enviously, however, at the revenues generated by the Grand Slams and feel entitled to a larger slice of the cake.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The stairwell next door "bought new radiators, repaired the utilities together," she said, enviously.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Those statements were sprinkled throughout the news conference, in which he spoke somewhat enviously of the 49ers’ defensive front.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

While Su and Chu are busy packing, those from mainland China are looking on enviously.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Donovan had fallen into a troubled slumber and Powell’s weary eyes rested upon him enviously.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov