begrudge

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

"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

Newsom wrote that his mother seemed to begrudge the excursions when her children returned home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026

And Wang Lung promised eagerly and he said, “Get her what she wills and I do not begrudge anything.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

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

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

No one begrudges a colleague trying to get ahead financially.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2017

Pansa is so far from sparing men from his army, that he begrudges those who go to you as volunteers.

From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Anthony Trollope

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

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

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

She begrudged them the few crumbs of learning she threw at them.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

Experts say this genre, dubbed "AI slop" by some critics and begrudging viewers, is taking over social media feeds.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

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