You use it like you would the word "desire" but with stronger feelings behind it. It is used biblically in the commandment "thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife" meaning that you should not lust after someone else's wife.
There are plenty of ways you could use the word covet in a sentence. You could advise someone not to covet their neighbor for example.
To covet things that do not belong to you is considered a sin.
to covet another's property.
One definition for the word covet is " to wish for earnestly."
want and /or desire
Martin knew as soon as he rode his new skateboard out of the driveway, his mates would covet it.
Covet is the term used in the 10 Commandments.
The Bible teaches us not to covet our neighbours wife, which is lamentable.
One definition for the word covet is " to wish for earnestly."
The love that we shared was so strong that many people began to covet it. I thought of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem Annabel Lee.
Scribd
Desire is another word for yearn. Additional synonyms include covet, hanker, pine and crave.