How to Use jealousy in a Sentence

jealousy

noun

• He was driven crazy with jealousy.
• He was unable to control his jealousies.
• This jealousy then leads them to try to bring down others.
  — Emily Edlynn, Parents, 15 July 2024
• And then the bad stuff -- rage, jealousy, anger, vengeance, retribution.
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 26 Jan. 2022
• Will Miona be able to accept a life with Jibiri in a small town, or will the strains of living with his family, combined with her jealousy, prove to be too much?
  — Rebecca Detken, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2022
• Skier Maggie Voisin looked at the snowboarders ripping down the 160-foot-tall ramp and felt a tinge of jealousy.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2022
• Although fraught with jealousy, these male relationships are suffused with a delicate tenderness.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022
• As someone who is very competitive, very prone to professional jealousy, that strikes me as an interesting sentiment on my part.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2022
• At the beginning of the season, Nate begins hooking up with his ex’s best friend, igniting a firestorm of jealousy, manipulation and teen drama.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2022
• Academic jealousy is not something that should ever be underestimated.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2022
• This is far from the first time the couple has dealt with jealousy issues.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
• There was a big good-bye, crying, a lot of jealousy — ‘Don’t do this.
  — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 23 May 2022
• There’s a lot of jealousy involved with some of the other ghosts who have been there longer.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
• But there’s a lot of jealousy involved with some of the other ghosts who have been there longer.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
• In a place where there’s no pain, no demons, no jealousy, no envy, no greed.
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2022
• But there’s always that nagging fear that a bit of jealousy might creep in.
  — Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
• The thought of being around her and her newborn fills me with a mix of sadness, jealousy and guilt.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
• The question of class was no doubt a factor, along with simple jealousy.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2022
• This romantic dress is the sort that's likely to evoke wardrobe jealousy from Mom.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Feb. 2023
• No jealousy of the poor people who have to spend hours and hours shooting fight scenes in the mud with that heavy armor and those heavy swords.
  — Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022
• Love soon turned to jealousy, with Agassi making a scene on the set of Friends when Shields played a fan obsessed with Joey.
  — Laura Lane, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
• When five of their friends went to Pakistan this spring to return to jihad, both men brimmed with jealousy.
  — Christina Goldbaum Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• So potent that the stone stands in for the evil eye, warding off jealousy, a blank blue eye open and unblinking.
  — Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
• However, like a lot of bands, the infighting and jealousy was just too much.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023
• Tortured by jealousy, Kall decides to force the truth from Linda.
  — Talya Zax, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
• Some men with hearts full of passion, jealousy, and hate will pressure women to abort.
  — Marvin Olasky, National Review, 27 June 2022
• Greed and jealousy drove Megan to kill her mother and sister, Descano said in a statement in March.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2022
• We are not allowed to have contact because of his new wife’s jealousy.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2023
• If that’s the case, there appears to be more than a little jealousy on her part and a blatant attempt to isolate you.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
• For both Emily and Sofia, Gabriel and Camille’s closeness, despite their split, is anxiety-inducing and sometimes provokes jealousy.
  — Cady Lang, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024