coveted; coveting; covets
1
: to wish for earnestly
covet an award
2
: to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably
The king's brother coveted the throne.
: to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another
Synonyms
Examples of covet in a Sentence
The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others coveted.
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Edward P. Jones, The Known World, 2003
The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had coveted Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't.
—Lewis Grizzard, Reader's Digest, January 1992
He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
—Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, 1876
His religion warns against coveting material goods.
I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.
Edward P. Jones, The Known World, 2003
The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had coveted Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't.
—Lewis Grizzard, Reader's Digest, January 1992
He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
—Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, 1876
His religion warns against coveting material goods.
I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.
Recent Examples on the Web
He’s played both boundary corner and in the slot, and at 6-feet, 192 pounds, has the kind of size Green Bay traditionally covets.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
This election, their votes will be coveted in several races, among them the battle for Congressional District 45, which pits Rep. Michelle Steel, the Republican incumbent, against Derek Tran, a Vietnamese American Democrat.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Having starred in multiple Hallmark movies (including The Christmas House, The Holiday Sitter, and Christmas on Cherry Lane), Bennett knew firsthand what the network looks for in a leading man — and how coveted those holiday film roles really are.
—EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
This gloss hydrates and gives lips that coveted full look.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
This election, their votes will be coveted in several races, among them the battle for Congressional District 45, which pits Rep. Michelle Steel, the Republican incumbent, against Derek Tran, a Vietnamese American Democrat.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Having starred in multiple Hallmark movies (including The Christmas House, The Holiday Sitter, and Christmas on Cherry Lane), Bennett knew firsthand what the network looks for in a leading man — and how coveted those holiday film roles really are.
—EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
This gloss hydrates and gives lips that coveted full look.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Covet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covet. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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