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

They’re successful, and I don’t begrudge them their money — they’re also generous, funny and thoughtful, and we genuinely love being with them.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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

Father doesn’t begrudge us those few hours and thinks it’s nice we get along so well.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

“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

On the other hand, the purely financial bureau usually begrudges the capital outlay which sound engineering may warrant.

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover

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

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

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

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

McKinnon heard the pride and sadness that crept into her grandmother’s voice and, because hope can’t be sustained indefinitely, a begrudging acceptance of his fate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024

Undoubtedly, Harry thought, watching him over the top of his own book, Malfoy was begrudging the time he could otherwise be spending in the Room of Requirement.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling