coveted

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adjective

cov·​et·​ed ˈkə-və-təd 

: earnestly wished for or sought after

a coveted prize/honor

The Nobel prizes, the most coveted of international awards, offer celebrity and money to the winners of the priority race in the sciences.

—Daniel J. Boorstin

Her clothing has that coveted I-look-good-without-any-effort look.

—Sita Bhaumik

Univision, which is based in Los Angeles and is the nation's largest Spanish-language network, for the first time drew more prime-time viewers in the coveted 18-34 age group than all the other broadcast networks during some weeks this summer.

—Mireya Navarro

But those days were over when, seeking new challenges, she signed on as Ralph Lauren's personal chef, a cushy, coveted position that would (occasionally) call upon her to bake.

—Kim Steckler

Book hunters comb auction lists, antiquarian bookstores and a slew of online shops in search of coveted editions.

—Nicole Sforza

coveted

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past tense and past participle of covet

Examples of coveted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The Guardians won the division title and the coveted first-round bye, and the Sox were forced to go to Houston to start the postseason. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

The reason Dancing With the Stars doesn’t air live for its West Coast audience stems back to local news and the coveted primetime programming slots. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

The Daytona is widely considered the most coveted model in the Rolex catalog, with the chrono commanding eye-watering prices on the secondary market. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026

Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson and his design director of shoes Nina Christen have been delivering some popular and highly coveted shoes in their recent collections for the fashion house. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1548, in the meaning defined above