Sentence examples for feel envy from inspiring English sources

I seldom feel envy when reading modern books, but I wish I wrote as well as she has done.

I have long felt that 9/11 was perpetrated and applauded by people who feel envy toward America, or humiliated by its success and their failure at modernity.

She concludes that many family members feel envy or an astonishing sense of entitlement about a relative's new wealth, expecting handouts or permanent financial support.

"And if one tends to feel envy when on Facebook, one should avoid browsing the sections (or specific friends) on Facebook causing this envy.

Nicholas does not feel envy himself, but he is secretly addicted to the dark thrill of being envied by the poor saps who come to his "retreat".

Instead of feeling happy for those fortunate enough to roll out their piecrusts on cool marble counters or lucky enough to wash dishes in commodious farmhouse sinks, I feel envy.

Evidence suggests that people who feel envied often hide their positive qualities and avoid appearing too successful.

Rather, he thinks it is the envied person's fault that the envious person feels envy.

He said he felt envy or irritation at times over the theater hierarchy at Ithaca.

Yet she never felt envy for the better-off children she saw passing by.

When subjects felt envy, their brain scans showed increased activity in their anterior cingulate cortex, a region associated with aversive emotion, pain and conflict.