Sentence examples for envy over from inspiring English sources

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Could it be envy over his ability to play hurt?

But the sharp criticism directed at him was replaced by something new: envy over his campaign.

Straightforward envy over everyday objects grew into a kind of existential restlessness.

Andre Mitchell, 25, who lives in the Bronx, works in construction and was visiting a friend at Lenox Terrace, could barely contain his envy over Mr. Rangel's apartments.

There was also a small group who caused a dramatic confrontation when they painted ­slogans such as "Down with penis envy" over Ruskin and beyond.

A combination of envy over his altruism — the initial goodness and courage he displayed that so few of us have or act upon — and its cousin, schadenfreude, that multivalent and exquisite feeling of pleasure taken in someone else's pain.

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As I've written in the past, Facebook suffers from "WeChat Envy:" with over 600 million WeChat Pay users and millions of vendors and service providers on its platform, WeChat has turned a messaging app into a universal mobile commerce portal.

Other emotions that come into play with money include envy, greed, over-excitement and a social psychological phenomenon known as "jumping on the bandwagon". Some of these are more relevant in the realm of professional investing as opposed to personal finance.

The chairman cannot give Moyes money he has not got but the manager is well-rewarded personally at Everton, is unlikely to be a contender for major Premier League jobs any time soon and has a level of control to be envied over affairs at Goodison Park.

I read the fashion magazines, yet take them with a grain of salt aware of the airbrushing and the plastic surgery on so many of the movie stars whose old looks I envied over the years.

This is when envy can take over your mind.

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