begrudge

I never begrudge anyone who is a millionaire or billionaire his money—he or she has developed vital products for the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Lauren, the influencer who advised Kennedy’s campaign, said that while he doesn’t begrudge other influencers accepting sponsorship, he chooses not to.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

"Mr Sherborne you should be ashamed of yourself ... given what Mr and Mrs Lawrence went through I wouldn't begrudge them any money."

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

But you didn’t work all these years not to enjoy life, so I’m not going to begrudge you your well-deserved vacations.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026

It’s only soon after that I understand exactly why my first instinct is to begrudge her this happiness.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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

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

He who gives on feeling generally begrudges in fact.

From Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals by Henry Frederick Cope

All of this makes it strange to contemplate Pratt as a case of a man begrudged yet still watched for the same reason: his averageness.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2022

Over the years, I never cared for them, though I certainly never begrudged anyone who loved them.

From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 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

She begrudged them the few crumbs of learning she threw at them.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

What do you think America will witness first: a female president or our begrudging acknowledgment of Britain’s cheekiest pop icon?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

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

I left the shop wearing a pair of rubber boots so large my sneakers fit inside and so heavy it was difficult to keep up with my begrudging guide.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs