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.
• That’s the kind of quality up the middle every NHL team covets.
  — Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
• Nordic banks, once coveted as the best-run and best-capitalized in Europe, appear to be losing their luster.
  — Hanna Hoikkala, Bloomberg.com, 1 May 2018
• The structure resembles that of tightly packed silica spheres in opal, which diffract light and produce the gemstone’s coveted color.
  — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 13 Apr. 2018
• Those green jackets are symbols of exclusivity, of being part of something millions of others covet but never will be lucky or talented enough to achieve.
  — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• Chelsea appear to have won the face to land coveted Dutch wonderkid Jayden Braaf ahead of their European rivals.
  — SI.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• That's because this one from GHD heats up in seconds, gets just hot enough to smooth and boost shine without damage, and the beveled edges can be used to create those coveted flat iron waves with ease.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Apr. 2018
• For people who covet high-end clothing and accessories, Black Friday sales can be an opportune time to purchase designer goods that are otherwise out of reach.
  — Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
• Without asking their age, Google is able, through other indicators based on viewing habits, to identify this data as the extra-profitable kid stuff, which marketers most covet.
  — David Monahan, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2018
• The new class of free agents includes lots of starting pitching when starting pitching is less important than ever and a dearth of leverage relievers when leverage relievers are coveted more than ever.
  — Steve Henson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
• That coveted home-court advantage that Portland had worked so hard to attain over 82 regular-season games was handed over in a few quick hours on Saturday.
  — John Canzano, OregonLive.com, 14 Apr. 2018
• That churns out the cash flow investors have come to covet.
  — Bradley Olson, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
• The Sixers have Markelle Fultz, who could be the blue-chipper the Spurs could covet.
  — Charles Curtis, For The Win, 5 July 2018
• And there's no question why users still covet it to this day.
  — Lily Wohlner, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
• At the end of one of the snowiest and coldest Aprils on record, this isn't the type of choice coveted by most anglers.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2018
• Other than the Big Ten rights, this package might be the most coveted of the next round of deals.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 24 May 2018
• In truth, much like Lenin and Hitler before him, Putin covets Ukraine’s wealth.
  — James K. Glassman, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
• Ringo has the size, strength, and speed teams covet in one-on-one defenders.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• Kris Murray is the type of all-around talent the Warriors covet.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
• Irvin is not the first person to covet, and then steal, a zoo animal.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
• Over the past few months, the best sandals have been cheap, chic, and highly coveted.
  — Vogue, 31 Aug. 2019
• The Spurs culture — from the front office on down — has always been coveted by the NBA.
  — Charles Curtis, For The Win, 6 July 2018
• Even in 2024, the Department of Data will covet your queries.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• It has always been coveted and faced with drama as to who is at the top of the late night leader board.
  — Elsa Ramo, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
• The Guptas had links to the owners of a rival airline that coveted the route.
  — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
• No doubt, given how long a move like this has been coveted?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
• An invitation to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has to be one of the most coveted of the year.
  — Kate Samuelson/windsor, Time, 19 May 2018
• This gloss hydrates and gives lips that coveted full look.
  — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
• By luck and happenstance, no two of them coveted the same piece of land.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024