How to Use covet in a Sentence

covet

verb
  • I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.
  • His religion warns against coveting material goods.
  • That churns out the cash flow investors have come to covet.
    Bradley Olson, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
  • And there's no question why users still covet it to this day.
    Lily Wohlner, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
  • Irvin is not the first person to covet, and then steal, a zoo animal.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
  • No doubt, given how long a move like this has been coveted?
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • By luck and happenstance, no two of them coveted the same piece of land.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Ringo has the size, strength, and speed teams covet in one-on-one defenders.
    Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Over the past few months, the best sandals have been cheap, chic, and highly coveted.
    Vogue, 31 Aug. 2019
  • At the end of one of the snowiest and coldest Aprils on record, this isn't the type of choice coveted by most anglers.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2018
  • Any team who utilizes a dime safety in their defense could covet him.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2021
  • The Guptas had links to the owners of a rival airline that coveted the route.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
  • The way relief pitching is coveted these days, who wouldn’t want him?
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 30 May 2017
  • Kris Murray is the type of all-around talent the Warriors covet.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • And while the retro look is coveted, the dated technology is not.
    Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Other than the Big Ten rights, this package might be the most coveted of the next round of deals.
    Andy Staples, SI.com, 24 May 2018
  • But for those who still covet sedans, Accord is the total package.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 July 2021
  • The area is coveted because the presence of water could be used for rocket fuel.
    Tom Costello, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The amps most coveted by guitarists do this with vacuum tubes.
    Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2015
  • Bosa covets the one-on-one element of line play, the chance to beat his man to make a game-changing tackle.
    Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Facebook might covet Clubhouse, but buying it is now out of the question.
    Steven Levy, Wired, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Pangolins, coveted for their scales and meat, are the world’s most trafficked mammal.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 26 July 2019
  • Flowers are blooming, snow turns to the elusive corn skiers covet, and mountain biking is back.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2018
  • But its sweet mangoes — small and round, the perfect snack — were coveted by neighbors and even those who lived blocks away.
    New York Times, 7 May 2018
  • Home buyers who covet a brand new built-from-scratch house this year may have to pay a premium for the privilege.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2021
  • The suites offer between one and three bedrooms for those who covet space (or company).
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The Walkie Talkie has not always been so highly coveted.
    Amie Tsang, New York Times, 28 July 2017
  • And even when live performers draw crowds, sometimes those crowds aren't made up of the customers that bar owners covet.
    Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Stern looks unkindly on buyers who covet the investment rather than the brand.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Their appeal is as mercurial as the children who covet them.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2023

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