Envying

"Envying" in a Sentence (5 examples)

Wherefore the Palestines envying him, stopped up at that time all the wells, that the servants of his father, Abraham, had digged, filling them up with Earth.

Tom stood there envying the other boys who were all riding tricycles.

Tom just stood there, envying the other boys.

Their moderation may perhaps keep them from the bitter envyings and hatred, to which ambitious worldlings are subject […]

"What a small, worthless thing," exclaimed Henrietta, "is our existence, filled with mean envyings, paltry hopes! and, if for one instant redeemed by a true affection, or a generous emotion, what wretchedness is sure to follow the indulgence of either!"

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