covetous

For another, he was covetous of it, even at home.

People, he knew, were only too covetous of his wealth.

She must have seen the covetous glare in my eyes.

"How a covetous son can spring from a liberal father."

The farmer is covetous of his dollar, and with reason.

You must in no way say he is covetous.

This should have been her house, Sophie thought for a blind, covetous moment.

If it were only for a vocabulary, the scholar would be covetous of action.

For a split second, the covetous part of me read those words as being addressed to the ring itself.

Despite the dream walker's covetous hands, the Keep remained out of his reach.

I've now learned that many chic women are victimized by the covetous.

She ate the other half, then began casting covetous glances.

Nor will you be able to say' I have not been covetous.'

He had been in the easy company of the greedy Mayor and the covetous wizard.

Can the timber and oil industry's covetous aims on wilderness areas be far behind?

"It's no secret that we are very covetous of the Hilton name," he said.

They were covetous politicians, closer to Diefenbaker than to their party.

Neither was there any possibility of satisfying the covetous little devil.

You must not be surprised if I cast a covetous eye on your cream and butter.

He saw the covetous glint into the other's eye.

I felt covetous, or rather, my respect for Dora deepened.

The company at the trestle-table watched the proceedings with covetous eyes.

He was so covetous of the knowledge, he almost didn't tell her.

They should give facilities to them and authorities should not be covetous for any thing.

Don't cast your covetous sheep's eye upon me like that.