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begrudge

[bih-gruhj] / bɪˈgrʌdʒ /


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Don’t miss: ‘I don’t begrudge them their money’: My husband and I have friends who spend, spend, spend.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is difficult to begrudge a restaurant that calculation.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nobody should begrudge a fighter for accepting a life-changing world-title shot, but bypassing the traditional British, Commonwealth and European route removes learning fights.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

No one would begrudge Trout for living year-round along the Orange County coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

She didn’t begrudge me a few minutes of quiet, but the table-setting came first.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Yet Valentina is quick to say that she hardly begrudges her parents, whom she describes as both hard-working and deeply loving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

“No one begrudges a nation that generates the most innovative ideas and from them develops the best technology,” John Demers, former assistant attorney general for national security, said in a 2018 hearing before the U.S.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

You will be hard-pressed to find anyone who begrudges her absence from the celebrations; in more than seven decades of service, she has given so much.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022

Of course, no one begrudges Ohio State employees a raise if their employer is so painlessly able to afford it.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2019

Lord! ef I'd 'a' bin a-begrudgin' I'd 'a' thes natchally bin e't up wi' begrudges.

From Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches by Joel Chandler Harris

Brey said he never begrudged Ryan passing on his first offer.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022

He should not be begrudged a desire to be paid his worth.

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021

Bonds finished his tarnished career with 762, though Aaron never begrudged someone eclipsing his mark.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2021

I've never begrudged him this, but I was seriously hurt by his not making an effort to ask before committing.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020

“For three thousand men, I suppose I can endure some pipes and porridge,” the king said, though his tone begrudged even that.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Canada’s history is a pendulum of violent rejection, reluctant acceptance, begrudging condescension and resigned cohabitation with America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The crowd, which greeted Paul with boos before settling into sullen, begrudging applause when prodded, is fully prepared for a distraction.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

But there are also other familiar faces including John C. McGinley as J.D.’s begrudging mentor Dr. Cox and Judy Reyes as nurse Carla, who also happens to be Turk’s wife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

Refusing, he drags a begrudging, living, Wolverine into his timeline in a bid to save the day.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024

A champion of champions who would not eat frankfurters or fries from the hand of a begrudging host.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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