Sentence examples for rather jealous from inspiring English sources

I was always rather jealous of those mums and dads who had "supper".

Perhaps Elizabeth is rather jealous of her youngest sibling, who, after all, is her mother's favourite child.

It's true that some of these places are rather jealous of their specialised knowledge, and will scoff you out of the shop for liking the wrong thing.

"What zone are you?" was the first question anyone asked during Friday night's pre-apocalypse drinks, and I remain rather jealous of those who had the excuse to decamp for a fun sleepover with friends.

The National Trust is looking for a house steward at 3 I'll let you in on a little secret: I think I'll be rather jealous of the person who gets this job.

Ben Shahn saw Jo Hopper as bitter and "rather jealous of her husband," Bernarda Bryson Shahn said.

Be forgiving, rather than jealous, and allow your friend the space she needs to express herself in a way that feels right for her.

Dara said that rather than being jealous, the siblings are proud of one another's accomplishments.

On that count, peripheral euro-zone governments should heed the record low trading volumes for their bonds, rather than cast jealous glances at neighbours, whose return to the markets should be welcomed.

Bush was happy to turn over the shadow government to Cheney, because the details don't interest him and he probably trusts Cheney more than himself; but between Obama and Clinton the power relationship would be jealous rather than avuncular.

It rapidly became obvious that Cathy's career was on a totally different trajectory to mine, and rather than being jealous and macho, my response was: 'OK, that's what's happening.