begrudged
Example Sentences
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Dogg said he wanted a group of kids who were able to match his character’s begrudged demeanor.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
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
Some people maybe begrudged the fact that he didn’t go, but he was really superstitious and panicked by it.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 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
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