How to Use jealous in a Sentence
jealous
adjective- He was in a jealous rage.
- His success has made some of his old friends jealous.
- She became very jealous whenever he talked to other women.
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The sparkle in your eye is so bright, the sun and stars must be jealous.
—Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 12 Sep. 2022
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The Duchess’s soul is, at first, jealous of the exchanges between the souls of the Duke and the Empress.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
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And didn’t Stepan Dmitrievich have a wife, the wife Masha had been so jealous of at twelve?
—Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2018
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Get ready for a yacht that even James Bond would be jealous of.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
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And even the Tune Squad might get a little jealous, too.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 12 June 2021
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There is no chance my boyfriend is jealous of his friend in any way.
—Annie Lane, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022
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Everyone here in the States was so jealous of the Yaris GR.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 1 Apr. 2022
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Snow White would be jealous of, and a sparkly pair of black pants.
—Lauren Puckett, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2020
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Have fun booking those flights—the rest of the world is a little bit jealous.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
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There is no chance my boyfriend is jealous of his friend in any way.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022
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And all the other kids are going to be jealous of your nephew.
—Felipe Torres Medina, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
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The bridge would make Taylor Swift, queen of bridges, jealous—or proud.
—Raisa Bruner, Time, 24 May 2021
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When working in great kitchens, there’s always the jealous guy, the hater.
—Bon Appétit, 4 Dec. 2019
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But Aaron Nola is on a roll that would make any of them jealous.
—Scott Lauber, Philly.com, 21 Apr. 2018
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Is Twyla a black girl jealous of a white mother who brought more food?
—Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2022
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My husband’s girls are very jealous of me and my girls.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
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Those who like feet will be jealous of rivals with one to two pairs.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2022
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To go on destruction sprees that would make the Hulk jealous, of course!
—Wired, 13 Sep. 2019
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The dreamy way that Iris talked about what should have been horror made Reese jealous.
—Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 25 Jan. 2021
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And don't think Lana's jealous of her costar's success.
—Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 3 Oct. 2018
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My mother had a Siamese cat who was jealous of the new arrival.
—Celia Paul, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022
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The chair will make all the other arm chairs jealous with its modern look and stylish cane arms!
—Anna Logan, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2022
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Ever since then, people have been jealous and the Deep Block has been out to get me.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 11 Nov. 2019
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Cody Rhodes admitted to being one of the jealous boys on the back during The Shield’s run.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 May 2022
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Part of me is jealous—not of her collection, which is, ahem, not to my taste.
—Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
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As the moon and Venus clash, another’s shady behavior awakens your jealous side.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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West also admits that, yes, maybe Jesse is a little bit jealous and insecure.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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