On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Envious. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as covetous or jealous and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Envious meaning
- Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
- Excessively careful; cautious.
- Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
Using Envious
- The main meaning on this page is: Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging. | Excessively careful; cautious. | Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
- Useful related words include: covetous, jealous, desirous, wishful.
- In the example corpus, envious often appears in combinations such as: envious of, and envious, were envious.
Context around Envious
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Envious
- In this selection, "envious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bit, vain, becks and man stand out and add context to how "envious" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit envious of mark and a bit envious of that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "envious" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with envious
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Certain people may be rather envious of you. (8 words)
Émile was still Émile, and sometimes I was envious of him for that reason. (14 words)
Are online auctions the panacea for forlorn wine consumers envious of high-end investors? (14 words)
It’s no wonder it was the choice for Lizzo’s own red carpet appearance at the Grammy’s, and if you were envious of the singer’s precise pout, you’ll be glad to know this liner claims to last up to six hours without smudging. (47 words)
But for both the encouraged and the envious, if the GNU is unable to deliver on its promises, South Africa’s “new era” will become one more data point for the forces arguing that democracy just doesn’t work. (39 words)
In In the Light of What We Know, a novel by the British Bangladeshi author Zia Haider Rahman, the protagonist, an enigmatic and troubled British citizen named Zafar, is envious of the narrator, who is American. (36 words)
Are online auctions the panacea for forlorn wine consumers envious of high-end investors? (14 words)
Every time I saw one driving around, I was envious of that beautiful vivid color! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
A former schoolmaster who, because of a small inheritance, has been able to retire to the country, Hopkins is vain, envious of others, accustomed to his domestic comforts and utterly self-centered.
A quick look at the video is enough to know how much hard work she put in to get an envious and fit body.
Diana — who died in 1997 — even admitted that the then-Prince of Wales was envious of her popularity.
Émile was still Émile, and sometimes I was envious of him for that reason.
Fascinated and envious, his friends make him to the leader of the pack, as they compete for the privilege of holding the harmonica or even blowing a few notes.
In In the Light of What We Know, a novel by the British Bangladeshi author Zia Haider Rahman, the protagonist, an enigmatic and troubled British citizen named Zafar, is envious of the narrator, who is American.
It’s no wonder it was the choice for Lizzo’s own red carpet appearance at the Grammy’s, and if you were envious of the singer’s precise pout, you’ll be glad to know this liner claims to last up to six hours without smudging.
Over the years, people often would express how much they admired their relationship and how envious they were that they had such a perfect relationship.
Then came the turn of the Envious man, who could not bear to think that his neighbour had any joy at all.
And the his-and-hers dressing room might make Posh and Becks envious — it’s almost the size of half a tennis court and has its own shower room and loo.
Ann Friedman wrote about "Shine Theory" as a device for befriending women we're envious of for in 2013.
Are online auctions the panacea for forlorn wine consumers envious of high-end investors?
But for both the encouraged and the envious, if the GNU is unable to deliver on its promises, South Africa’s “new era” will become one more data point for the forces arguing that democracy just doesn’t work.
But she is not “nice” – she is envious and covetous, with a capacity for real malice.
Certain people may be rather envious of you.
Envious of Dickie's lifestyle, Tom becomes infatuated with him and eventually decides to assume his identity.
Every time I saw one driving around, I was envious of that beautiful vivid color!
Feeling envious of someone (like seeing your friend in a healthy relationship and wanting the same) can inspire us to make positive changes, like being selective when choosing a partner.
It looks like Elon Musk is a bit envious of Mark Zuckerberg's control over Metabusinessinsider.
It’s hard not to feel a bit envious of that simpler life, where neighbors knew each other by name, and Friday night lights were a community event everyone attended.
Common combinations with envious
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- envious of 43×
- and envious 6×
- were envious 6×
- was envious 5×
- envious and 4×
- is envious 4×
- the envious 4×
- an envious 3×
- envious or 3×
- be envious 3×