covetousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for covetousness
Noun
  • So, instead of recognition, many high-achieving women describe being met with jealousy, belittling or social isolation.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But on top of that, once Davina does start to go along with this story, her jealousy only grows.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The story follows five unqualified astronauts chasing wealth on a planet made of diamonds and gold, with greed and conflicting testimonies driving the tension.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Befriended by the aged proprietor of a now defunct Greek coast restaurant, the hen becomes an unwitting witness of human misery – greed, migrant trafficking, revenge upon revenge.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rivalries that are long in tenure and thick with hatred define college sports in the Deep South, where football is second only to faith in some places.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Examples abound of men with histories of misogyny – often expressed online – who go on to commit violent crimes in the name of their hatred.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet imagined the relationship between the Bard and his spouse as an intimate tale of lust, compromise, joy, resentment, support, and sorrow.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Her plaintive denials on screen are robbed of any credibility by an inescapable sense of overwhelming resentment.
    Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Being consumed by negative emotions like envy or engaging in spiteful behavior does nobody any good.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bleary-eyed arrivals fresh off their third flight grin with anticipation as those on their way out, sporting a tan, look on in envy.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Covetousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covetousness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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