How to Use jealousy in a Sentence

jealousy

noun
  • He was driven crazy with jealousy.
  • He was unable to control his jealousies.
  • There was a lot of jealousy out there.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Over time, my jealousy came to light.
    — Katie Gavin, Time, 8 May 2026
  • The feeling to watch out for is jealousy.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There could be some jealousy from them toward me.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • But his urge to steal wasn’t rooted in jealousy.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Feelings of jealousy can arise out of nowhere.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But jealousy is not a moral failure.
    — Meehika Barua, Time, 29 May 2026
  • There’s no jealousy masked as jokes or trying to dim your light.
    — Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But—of course—jealousy and chaos ensue.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
  • My kid is the light of my life, and jealousy plays no role in my emotions.
    — Houston Chronicle, 4 June 2018
  • They’re driven by greed and anger, jealousy, vengeance, all that good stuff.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2024
  • In a place where there’s no pain, no demons, no jealousy, no envy, no greed.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Madly in love with this guy, but his jealousy is driving me crazy.
    — Anna Pulley, RedEye Chicago, 19 Mar. 2018
  • This is far from the first time the couple has dealt with jealousy issues.
    — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This jealousy isn’t helping me.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
  • This jealousy isn’t helping me.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
  • These roles required an adult grasp of lust and jealousy and nihilism.
    — James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But there’s always that nagging fear that a bit of jealousy might creep in.
    — Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Now, the swans have to deal with hunters and von Rothbart’s jealousy.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • What emerged from all this jealousy and jostling was an ethos of self-improvement.
    — Gal Beckerman, The New Republic, 7 May 2018
  • Has your heart been strangled by some kind of greed, or some kind of fear, or some kind of jealousy?
    — Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 23 Apr. 2018
  • And that’s for safety, that's not just like jealousy or anything.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Your jealousy and badmouthing will push your daughter away.
    — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • What is the role of talent, luck, drive, jealousy, and lifestyle?
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2021
  • There’s a lot of jealousy involved with some of the other ghosts who have been there longer.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The whole thing smacks of misogyny and, frankly, jealousy.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
  • There was a big good-bye, crying, a lot of jealousy — ‘Don’t do this.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 23 May 2022
  • But somewhere along the way, jealousy got involved.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026

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