begrudge

"I don't begrudge the people involved for wanting to sell it for such a large amount of money," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

It is difficult to begrudge a restaurant that calculation.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 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

No one would begrudge Trout for living year-round along the Orange County coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The Rose Garden Hotel, while hardly luxurious, is certainly homely and comfortable, and one cannot begrudge the extra expense of accommodating oneself here.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 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

Of course, no one begrudges Ohio State employees a raise if their employer is so painlessly able to afford it.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2019

He begrudges the time spent in eating and sleeping.

From The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians by Harriette Brower

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

Brey said he never begrudged Ryan passing on his first offer.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022

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

From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2021

I've never begrudged him this, but I was seriously hurt by his not making an effort to ask before committing.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020

‘And do not trouble: no one will ever hear of it. I would sooner walk than sit on the back of any beast so great, free or begrudged.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

In the hands of Gilroy and Luna, “Andor” billed itself over two seasons as the begrudging rise of a revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025

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