Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.
Her luxurious lifestyle and personal ostentation were both hated and envied.
The man in the story starts to envy his friend's single lifestyle.
She had always envied her sister's thick glossy hair and long willowy legs.
The little girl envied the princess with the maid who was eating chocolates.
This was a watertight mechanism that later monarchs and ministers might have envied.
The care you took in photography was a good investment: many (including me) envied your slide collection.