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

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

He may no longer be needed in the valley, but Claude doesn't begrudge the residents.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

I don’t begrudge those poor people the attention, but wish some of it would turn toward us, too.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman