begrudge

Example Sentences

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No one — not your brother, who relies on you, nor your parents, who are long gone — should or, I hope, would begrudge you the time for your own passions and pursuits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Newsom wrote that his mother seemed to begrudge the excursions when her children returned home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

And who could begrudge the two sisters their happily-ever-after?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The cops last night were like, “We don’t begrudge you for saying ‘manifesto.’

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

“I see now that what he said was true above all. I do not begrudge Ellidyr his prize. I, too, shall seek honor. But I shall seek it where I know it will be found.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander