How to pronounce covetous
“covetous” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to covetous in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“covetous” in real sentences
16 clips in the index · 1 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I'm covetous of the thing.
Andrew Huberman
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a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old center.
UNCG Special Collections and University Archives
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the reasons i'm afraid was covetous thank you
Intelligence Squared
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saw, reflected Calderesque engineering whimsy with a covetous name.
The Obama White House
Why real speech
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