begrudge

It is difficult to begrudge a restaurant that calculation.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 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

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

That approach had raised Oak Ridge from an unpopulated valley in remote Tennessee; when national security hung in the balance, as it did now, who would begrudge a few hundred thousand kilowatts?

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“I don’t think there is anybody at Chuck E. Cheese who begrudges doing this,” he added.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

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

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

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

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2019

He had been able to bleed ten cents out of his mother for carfare home, although she had even begrudged him that.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

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