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Covet in a sentence
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Covet meaning
- To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
- To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
Using Covet
- The main meaning on this page is: To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously. | To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden). | To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
- Useful related words include: envy, begrudge.
- In the example corpus, covet often appears in combinations such as: to covet, and covet, teams covet.
Context around Covet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Covet
- In this selection, "covet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, teams, people, secretly, power, labour and open stand out and add context to how "covet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and more covet lateral kangaroo and and secretly covet their life. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "covet" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with covet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some people covet airline miles. (5 words)
They fail so often on their high round picks they over covet their lower round picks. (16 words)
The Knicks were said to covet Kyle Kuzma in a potential Morris deal, but the Lakers refused to cave. (19 words)
To expect true allyship from the White people in my life would be to ask them to be willing to sacrifice the thing that they covet most, though they may never be truly conscious of it: their Whiteness. (38 words)
Tuimoloau, a former five-star recruit, is an all-around defensive end who is more smooth and savvy than explosive, but features the size (6-4, 270) many teams covet at the position. (33 words)
It does no good for us to covet power and authority because if we do, the people we meet on the way up, we will trip over when we fall back down. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
It does no good for us to covet power and authority because if we do, the people we meet on the way up, we will trip over when we fall back down.
It is the PDP man and covet Labour Party apologist, Hon. Pharmacist Nnolim Nnaji from Enugu state that did, in his wisdom.
Among the traditionalist townlands of Kilgobnet, Glencar and Killorglin, ‘the Biddy’ marks a more optimistic seasonal chapter, honoured with all-white outfits, gaily coloured ribbons and crazy hats Philip Treacy would covet.
Tuimoloau, a former five-star recruit, is an all-around defensive end who is more smooth and savvy than explosive, but features the size (6-4, 270) many teams covet at the position.
We raised our kids that way and those are the kinds of friendships I covet—open, honest, one-to-one sharing.
In addition to the large pockets and more covet lateral kangaroo pockets, there's even one sized to fit a smartphone and one for your pencil.
Some people covet airline miles.
The Knicks were said to covet Kyle Kuzma in a potential Morris deal, but the Lakers refused to cave.
The philosopher replied: If you, sir, did not covet things that don’t belong to you, they wouldn’t steal if you paid them to.
To expect true allyship from the White people in my life would be to ask them to be willing to sacrifice the thing that they covet most, though they may never be truly conscious of it: their Whiteness.
Be it Reddish, De’Andre Hunter or someone else, they might be able to get a player they covet several spots later.
People love and covet these, and so it’s now time for you to weigh in on how covetable this one is at that $7,450 price.
Previously, I would look at my friends, family members and in some instances complete strangers and secretly covet their life.
Rodriguez’s candidacy likely splits the Hispanic vote that candidates such as Jonathan Ortiz, Marlene Cintron, and Mark-Viverito would try to covet as the campaign moves along.
The 6-foot-6, 225-pound signal-caller throws with great touch and velocity, and he has the size and athleticism that NFL teams covet at the position.
They fail so often on their high round picks they over covet their lower round picks.
While Iran’s rulers have no aspirations to be a superpower, they do seem to covet being a regional hegemon as the Persian Empire was.
Again, the Eagles won’t be able to spend much, so it’s really hard to covet the top guys.
Crowbar offers all three with an exclusive dining experience that even Cupid would covet, perfect for couples seeking a memorable meal in a low-key environment.
It’s quite possible the Eagles covet a certain receiver who won’t even make it to their pick.
Common combinations with covet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to covet 5×
- and covet 3×
- teams covet 3×
- would covet 2×
- covet at 2×
- they covet 2×
- covet their 2×
- covet as 2×