Sentences with 'envious'
Example sentences and phrases with the word envious and other words derived from it.
• « Once the war was over, the so-called "Great Captain" governed Naples for four years; but, when the queen died, Ferdinand, paying attention to the envious who accused the military man of spending money hand over fist, took the command from him, called him to Spain and demanded an account from him. »
• « It is easy to understand why democracy seemed threatening: majority rule can easily trump minority rights, and the wealthy few had reason to fear that a hostile and envious majority might seize and redistribute their wealth. »