covet
verb (used with object)
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others.
has coveted
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present perfectof covet (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The company also said Wilson is trying to “regain increased influence over the company that he has coveted since he left.”
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
But there is a sense of inevitability that this 69-year-old comeback kid might be on the cusp of clinching the job he has coveted for so long.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
The move allows the Panthers to acquire a potential franchise quarterback - the sort of player the team has coveted for years - although it remains unclear which QB Carolina prefers.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
The move allows the Panthers to acquire a potential franchise quarterback — the sort of player the team has coveted for years — although it remains unclear which QB Carolina prefers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
For him there is then peace; and he will find in that peace the power he has coveted.
From Light On The Path and Through the Gates of Gold by Collins, Mabel
