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

"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

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

I will never begrudge him happiness—I only wish it could be with me.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Nobody begrudges Watkins’ success because she still seems so darned untainted by it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024

“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

Lord! ef I'd 'a' bin a-begrudgin' I'd 'a' thes natchally bin e't up wi' begrudges.

From Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches by Joel Chandler Harris

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

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

From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2021

Hicks said few begrudged him getting his name on the Cup after just three NHL games.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2018

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

But there are also other familiar faces including John C. McGinley as J.D.’s begrudging mentor Dr. Cox and Judy Reyes as nurse Carla, who also happens to be Turk’s wife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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