rainfall was coveted and valued

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rainfall was coveted and valued

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I am going to make up a sentence below.

(ex) After three months of drought, the rainfall was coveted and valued.

Do the verbs in my sentence work? Thank you for your help.
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Re: rainfall was coveted and valued

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Not entirely meaningless, but 'coveted' in particular is strange!
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