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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a wave of envy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden and overwhelming feeling of jealousy or resentment towards someone else's success or possessions.
Example: "As she accepted the award, I felt a wave of envy wash over me, wishing I could have achieved the same recognition."
Alternatives: "a surge of jealousy" or "a flood of envy."
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Admit it: when you heard that books had been banned for prisoners, did you feel a wave of envy for the old lags?
Well, be prepared for a wave of envy, because skateboarder Chris Martin just got to live your fantasy.
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The answer, which Google delivered in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is now in: The sums are big enough to spark a new wave of envy across Silicon Valley.
Why am I feeling this wave of envy for those other kinds of dads?
Sitting in the theater, you can feel the wave of envy roll over the audience -- as we see things around the world that really just seem too wonderful to be fair.
A result was a wave of refugees.
A wave of guilt washed over me.
A wave of laudatory headlines follows.
The result was a wave of foreclosures.
A wave of relief swept over us.
In Paris a wave of executions followed.
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