Sentence examples similar to harboring envy from inspiring English sources
Not only that, but by having the courage and authenticity to confide to the person you're actually envious of, you can forge deeper bonds in ways harboring hidden envy never can.
"She harbored particular envy for rich people who could afford mental hospitals — how relaxing that sounded!" Her sole mindless task is to rubber-stamp "extraordinary" claims (like that of an elderly woman requesting home health care visits) with the word "no".
So naturally, I harbored feelings of pure envy for people who went on these adventures, while I was left to my imagination to paint a picture of exactly how cool their trip would be.
But obviously both sides harbor a variety of motivations, including anger, envy and revenge.
Envy is difficult to manage, in part because it's hard to admit that we harbor such a socially unacceptable emotion.
The building harbored vermin.
So if the woman in the elevator knows only blacks who seem happy with their hair and their heritage, should politeness require her to harbor suspicions of hair envy?
But perhaps more tellingly, when it comes to his writing partner's long, seemingly idyllic relationship with his wife, Mr. Stark does not seem to harbor the sort of unspoken envy Ben has of Adam.
In English, envy is envy.
