have envy

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

to possess a feeling of envy toward someone or something

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Examples (10)

  • I had no envy of his success.
  • She admits she has some envy towards her sister's career.
  • He will probably have envy when he sees your promotion.
  • Do you ever have envy for people who seem to have it all?
  • Despite his modest life, the philosopher had no envy for the king's riches.
  • If I won the lottery, many people would have envy for my newfound wealth.
  • I don't have any envy for her stressful high-powered job.
  • It's natural to have a little envy when you see others succeed.
  • The younger brother always had a secret envy for his older sibling's freedom.
  • They have an undeniable envy of our close-knit community.