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.
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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.
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Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2024
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And even the Tune Squad might get a little jealous, too.
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Mike Finger,
San Antonio Express-News,
12 June 2021
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Everyone here in the States was so jealous of the Yaris GR.
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Elana Scherr,
Car and Driver,
1 Apr. 2022
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Have fun booking those flights—the rest of the world is a little bit jealous.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
19 Jan. 2024
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There is no chance my boyfriend is jealous of his friend in any way.
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Annie Lane,
oregonlive,
9 Sep. 2022
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And all the other kids are going to be jealous of your nephew.
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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.
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Raisa Bruner,
Time,
24 May 2021
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Is Twyla a black girl jealous of a white mother who brought more food?
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Zadie Smith,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2022
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My husband’s girls are very jealous of me and my girls.
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Annie Lane,
oregonlive,
17 Sep. 2023
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Those who like feet will be jealous of rivals with one to two pairs.
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Scharon Harding,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2022
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The dreamy way that Iris talked about what should have been horror made Reese jealous.
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Rachel Epstein,
Marie Claire,
25 Jan. 2021
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My mother had a Siamese cat who was jealous of the new arrival.
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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!
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Anna Logan,
Country Living,
30 Nov. 2022
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Cody Rhodes admitted to being one of the jealous boys on the back during The Shield’s run.
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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.
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Serena Dai,
Bon Appétit,
2 Sep. 2022
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Why get jealous of someone that goes through the same pitfalls as you?
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Teddy McDarrah,
Forbes,
7 May 2021
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But don’t be too jealous — the hotel has decided to open the job once again for 2023.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2023
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After all, someone must be jealous of one of them, to send this note.
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Rebecca Makkai,
Harper's Magazine,
17 Aug. 2021
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More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: Okay to see male friend and not tell jealous boyfriend?
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
28 July 2024
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At one point, Thomas starts an affair with a girl, which makes Leo deeply jealous.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2024
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Wow, love is real and there are no reasons to be jealous at all.
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Ashley Shannon Wu,
Vulture,
8 Feb. 2022
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Only in the year 2021 could the parents of preschoolers be jealous of the parents of preteens.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2021
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Your friends will be jealous of your courage to downsize or live the life of your dreams while making a rental income on the side.
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Christina Shepherd McGuire,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2024
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The two families have been jealous of each other for a long time.
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Amy Dickinson,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2023
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When Hannah calls Nick back, the woman makes fun of Hannah for being jealous, to which Nick only laughs.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2024
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Naturally, the pilot flies Keith and Joan over the mansion to make the guys — who are all hanging out in the pool — annoyed and jealous.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
17 Oct. 2024
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