How to Use covet in a Sentence
covet
verb
- I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.
- His religion warns against coveting material goods.
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That churns out the cash flow investors have come to covet.
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Bradley Olson,
WSJ,
13 Nov. 2018
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And there's no question why users still covet it to this day.
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Lily Wohlner,
Women's Health,
28 June 2023
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At the end of one of the snowiest and coldest Aprils on record, this isn't the type of choice coveted by most anglers.
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Paul A. Smith,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
2 May 2018
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Other than the Big Ten rights, this package might be the most coveted of the next round of deals.
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Andy Staples,
SI.com,
24 May 2018
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In truth, much like Lenin and Hitler before him, Putin covets Ukraine’s wealth.
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James K. Glassman,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2023
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Ringo has the size, strength, and speed teams covet in one-on-one defenders.
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Jim McBride,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Apr. 2023
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Kris Murray is the type of all-around talent the Warriors covet.
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Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2023
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Irvin is not the first person to covet, and then steal, a zoo animal.
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Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2023
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Over the past few months, the best sandals have been cheap, chic, and highly coveted.
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Vogue,
31 Aug. 2019
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Even in 2024, the Department of Data will covet your queries.
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Andrew Van Dam,
Washington Post,
29 Dec. 2023
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The Guptas had links to the owners of a rival airline that coveted the route.
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Ed Caesar,
The New Yorker,
25 May 2018
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No doubt, given how long a move like this has been coveted?
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Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2023
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This gloss hydrates and gives lips that coveted full look.
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Hyphensocial Contributors,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2024
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By luck and happenstance, no two of them coveted the same piece of land.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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Bosa covets the one-on-one element of line play, the chance to beat his man to make a game-changing tackle.
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Ron Kroichick,
SFChronicle.com,
6 Dec. 2019
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But for those who still covet sedans, Accord is the total package.
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Tribune News Service,
cleveland,
31 July 2021
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The way relief pitching is coveted these days, who wouldn’t want him?
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Bob Nightengale,
USA TODAY,
30 May 2017
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Quite simply, as Passan notes, the Twins have a lot of different pieces teams might covet.
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Michael Rand,
Star Tribune,
30 June 2021
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Plus, there’s the viral Lego Flower Bouquet all the adults are coveting.
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Esther Carlstone,
Peoplemag,
9 Oct. 2023
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No doubt, the next generation of J.Crew cool kids will covet and collect those in droves, too.
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Maria Ward,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2023
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Facebook might covet Clubhouse, but buying it is now out of the question.
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Steven Levy,
Wired,
12 Mar. 2021
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The Walkie Talkie has not always been so highly coveted.
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Amie Tsang,
New York Times,
28 July 2017
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But its sweet mangoes — small and round, the perfect snack — were coveted by neighbors and even those who lived blocks away.
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New York Times,
7 May 2018
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Any team who utilizes a dime safety in their defense could covet him.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2021
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Pence, like Pompeo, dreams of higher things and covets Trump's voters.
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Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
2 Oct. 2019
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Companies covet the top spots in Google search results — the first page of rankings, and the top of subsequent pages.
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CBS News,
2 Nov. 2020
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Pangolins, coveted for their scales and meat, are the world’s most trafficked mammal.
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Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian,
26 July 2019
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And while the retro look is coveted, the dated technology is not.
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Gabrielle Hondorp,
Popular Mechanics,
12 Mar. 2020
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