begrudge

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

I don’t begrudge some recognition for a series that dominated the pop culture landscape for its two-month run, but nominating seven of its regular cast members reveals a lack of imagination among voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025

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

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2025

The Rose Garden Hotel, while hardly luxurious, is certainly homely and comfortable, and one cannot begrudge the extra expense of accommodating oneself here.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

“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

No one begrudges healthcare companies’ earning a fair profit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021

No one begrudges the man who walked behind his mother’s coffin a rush of joy at the birth of his first child.

From The Guardian ● May 7, 2019

The truth of this whole matter is that all humanity is prone to discontentment of that kind which not only denies happiness to oneself but also begrudges others the happiness they achieve.

From The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice by Eugene Field

Absolutely no one would have begrudged Penix for turning pro, especially after four injury-riddled seasons at Indiana before his fully healthy 2022.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

It’s love, man, and the love is all around the nation from program to program, openly expressed where it used to be repressed if not begrudged.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021

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

From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2021

What I begrudged was the certainty they exuded that they would succeed.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2019

She spoke like an American, with the same expectations of fairness, even fairness belated and begrudged, that she took into medical school all those years ago.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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

McKinnon heard the pride and sadness that crept into her grandmother’s voice and, because hope can’t be sustained indefinitely, a begrudging acceptance of his fate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024

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

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024

When it comes to the biggest sports show on earth, many Parisians have reached the stage of begrudging acceptance.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 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