Sentence examples for command envy from inspiring English sources

Had but Lucullus ended his days in the field, and in command, envy and detraction itself could never have accused him.

Many in the crowd said they were so awestruck by the sheer audacity of what Dubai had accomplished with the building, the Burj Khalifa, that they were convinced that this brassy sliver of outsized ambition in the Persian Gulf would continue to command envy and investment despite Dubai's spectacular and humbling financial stumble.

Thus Putin or North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong-un, by exercising unlimited power, command respect and envy.

He has a command of language which provokes envy among more stilted and struggling orators.

Instead, the people who carry no electronic device will be those who command attention, respect and even envy.

Any educators, military leaders, business people, athletes, broadcasters, or, hell, ice skaters who command not just admiration or envy but actual respect?

On being told of the appointments, in a letter dated 12 August 1917 Chetwode wrote to congratulate Chauvel, "I cannot say how much I envy you the command of the largest body of mounted men ever under one hand – it is my own trade – but Fate has willed it otherwise".

I envied him his command of French; Le Monde, in its great days, was his preferred newspaper.

A major-league-quality baseball prospect who can still dunk a basketball, Johnson commands balance and power that are the envy of more than just Kuchar.

How screen performers must crave the command that Bowie asserted over his own transmutations, and envy the fruits that he plucked from new technology.

He speaks with awe — and a little envy — of the resources Wagner had at his command.