How to Use jealous in a Sentence

jealous

adjective
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  • 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.
  • The sparkle in your eye is so bright, the sun and stars must be jealous.
    — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 12 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Have fun booking those flights—the rest of the world is a little bit jealous.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
  • There is no chance my boyfriend is jealous of his friend in any way.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022
  • My husband’s girls are very jealous of me and my girls.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Cody Rhodes admitted to being one of the jealous boys on the back during The Shield’s run.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Part of me is jealous—not of her collection, which is, ahem, not to my taste.
    — Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
  • But don’t be too jealous — the hotel has decided to open the job once again for 2023.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2023
  • At one point, Thomas starts an affair with a girl, which makes Leo deeply jealous.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The two families have been jealous of each other for a long time.
    — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
  • Your haul of gifts for you will make allll your friends jealous — trust.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 8 Nov. 2022
  • And yet Bachmann can’t help but go back to the jealous and callous Frisch, trying her best to make things work.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Make your friends jealous: A week in a private palazzo in Venice with your own boat and pilot.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023
  • This is mankind created in the image of a jealous godhead.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Park found out about the trip and became jealous and angry, Freeman said.
    — Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Lean in to the whole Christmas thing with a pair of house slippers that would make Santa himself jealous.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The model's dark brunette color and super-sleek style is so shiny, the tinsel is jealous.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Dec. 2023
  • And there’s so much going on on Instagram to be jealous of.
    — Elizabeth Chang and Kelly Glass, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The fraudster then emailed the woman again, saying that his other niece saw the gift card and became jealous.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Now that’s something the other royals should be jealous of.
    — Vulture, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Heard has claimed that Depp flew into jealous rages about Franco.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 17 May 2022
  • In most retellings of this story, Tinker Bell is jealous of Wendy and wants to keep Peter for herself.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Plus, learn how the all-pink home in season two (that would totally make Barbie jealous) came to be.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 5 May 2023
  • Dance lovers of all ages will delight in the treasured fairy tale of a jealous Queen and her kind-hearted stepdaughter.
    — The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The pink color and white sneakers will make anyone in cooler cities jealous.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Their partner is jealous of everyone the victim spends time with that’s not them.
    — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023

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