How to Use covet in a Sentence

covet

verb

• I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.
• His religion warns against coveting material goods.
• That churns out the cash flow investors have come to covet.
  — Bradley Olson, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
• And there's no question why users still covet it to this day.
  — Lily Wohlner, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
• This gloss hydrates and gives lips that coveted full look.
  — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
• Irvin is not the first person to covet, and then steal, a zoo animal.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
• No doubt, given how long a move like this has been coveted?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
• By luck and happenstance, no two of them coveted the same piece of land.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• Any team who utilizes a dime safety in their defense could covet him.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2021
• The Guptas had links to the owners of a rival airline that coveted the route.
  — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
• Over the past few months, the best sandals have been cheap, chic, and highly coveted.
  — Vogue, 31 Aug. 2019
• At the end of one of the snowiest and coldest Aprils on record, this isn't the type of choice coveted by most anglers.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2018
• Ringo has the size, strength, and speed teams covet in one-on-one defenders.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• Kris Murray is the type of all-around talent the Warriors covet.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
• And while the retro look is coveted, the dated technology is not.
  — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 12 Mar. 2020
• Other than the Big Ten rights, this package might be the most coveted of the next round of deals.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 24 May 2018
• The area is coveted because the presence of water could be used for rocket fuel.
  — Tom Costello, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
• The amps most coveted by guitarists do this with vacuum tubes.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2015
• The way relief pitching is coveted these days, who wouldn’t want him?
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 30 May 2017
• But for those who still covet sedans, Accord is the total package.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 July 2021
• Facebook might covet Clubhouse, but buying it is now out of the question.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 12 Mar. 2021
• The Walkie Talkie has not always been so highly coveted.
  — Amie Tsang, New York Times, 28 July 2017
• Stern looks unkindly on buyers who covet the investment rather than the brand.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2022
• Their appeal is as mercurial as the children who covet them.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2023
• Flowers are blooming, snow turns to the elusive corn skiers covet, and mountain biking is back.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2018
• Bosa covets the one-on-one element of line play, the chance to beat his man to make a game-changing tackle.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• Pangolins, coveted for their scales and meat, are the world’s most trafficked mammal.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 26 July 2019
• Home buyers who covet a brand new built-from-scratch house this year may have to pay a premium for the privilege.
  — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2021
• The suites offer between one and three bedrooms for those who covet space (or company).
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2022
• High ground wanted by some may also be coveted by others.
  — The Economist, 17 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024