en
covet

Meaning: en
(sth) to want something very much, especially something that belongs to somebody else
No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. All the treasure in the world won't make him happy.
The coveted Nobel Peace prize will be awarded on Friday.
He coveted his sister's wealth.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.
Yanni coveted his father's wealth.
Evaristo, the first black woman to win the coveted prize, was recognized for her novel "Girl, Woman, Other."
He coveted his brother's wealth.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
An Olympic gold medal is probably the most coveted sporting prize.
Japanese bureaucrats are nothing but traitors to the country who covet our tax money and will continue the practice of amakudari until the country is bankrupt.
Added on 2021-12-18 | by Riley | View: 205

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