covet
verb (used with object)
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others.
had coveted
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past perfectof covet.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That turned into a gusher eight years later, when Whitney Houston covered “I Will Always Love You,” the very song Elvis had coveted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Wes Streeting was in Parliament with his closest advisers mulling whether he should quit the cabinet job as health secretary that he had coveted for years.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
My mind goes straight to a set I had coveted for years: Izabel Lam’s Sphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
What pushed the Mariners over the top was their zeal for Haniger, whom Dipoto had coveted since he was a first-round draft pick by the Brewers in 2012.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2018
When he was younger, Toby had coveted the expensive basketball shoes everybody else wore.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
