coveted

adjective

cov·​et·​ed ˈkə-və-təd 

: earnestly wished for or sought after

a coveted prize/honor

The Nobel prizes, the most coveted of international awards, offer celebrity and money to the winners of the priority race in the sciences.

—Daniel J. Boorstin

Her clothing has that coveted I-look-good-without-any-effort look.

—Sita Bhaumik

Univision, which is based in Los Angeles and is the nation's largest Spanish-language network, for the first time drew more prime-time viewers in the coveted 18-34 age group than all the other broadcast networks during some weeks this summer.

—Mireya Navarro

But those days were over when, seeking new challenges, she signed on as Ralph Lauren's personal chef, a cushy, coveted position that would (occasionally) call upon her to bake.

—Kim Steckler

Book hunters comb auction lists, antiquarian bookstores and a slew of online shops in search of coveted editions.

—Nicole Sforza

Examples of coveted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though not universally coveted as Skenes had been, it should be noted that his abilities did not exactly go unnoticed. —Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

The 5-10 Spafford was highly coveted; Mississippi, Oregon, Colorado, UCLA and Southern California were among his more than two dozen offers. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025

The Oriental Suite is easily the hotel’s most coveted reservation. —Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

Having claimed a first career win in 2008 at the Canadian Grand Prix and signing a contract to join F1’s most coveted team, Ferrari, Kubica’s world was turned upside down in 2011 following a serious and near-fatal crash. —Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 21 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above