coveted; coveting; covets
1
: to wish for earnestly
covet an award
2
: to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably
The king's brother coveted the throne.
: to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another
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Examples of covet in a Sentence
The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others coveted.
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Edward P. Jones, The Known World, 2003
The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had coveted Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't.
—Lewis Grizzard, Reader's Digest, January 1992
He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
—Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, 1876
His religion warns against coveting material goods.
I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.
Edward P. Jones, The Known World, 2003
The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had coveted Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't.
—Lewis Grizzard, Reader's Digest, January 1992
He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
—Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, 1876
His religion warns against coveting material goods.
I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pereira has long coveted a chance to manage in the Premier League and was close to landing the Everton job in 2022 that eventually went to Frank Lampard, so Wolves, via Mendes, knew of his availability despite his employment in the Saudi Pro League with Al Shabab.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
It had been long believed that Belichick coveted Shula's record and would want another NFL gig to achieve it.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
In ironic contrast to men’s envy, many women in the study coveted the relative lack of scrutiny men face regarding their appearance.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Edman, 29, is a super utilityman whom the Dodgers had coveted for some time before this season, enamored from afar with his defensive versatility and switch-hitting capabilities as a Gold Glove winner on the St. Louis Cardinals.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
It had been long believed that Belichick coveted Shula's record and would want another NFL gig to achieve it.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
In ironic contrast to men’s envy, many women in the study coveted the relative lack of scrutiny men face regarding their appearance.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Edman, 29, is a super utilityman whom the Dodgers had coveted for some time before this season, enamored from afar with his defensive versatility and switch-hitting capabilities as a Gold Glove winner on the St. Louis Cardinals.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Covet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covet. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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