grudge

She doesn’t seem to hold a grudge over her boyfriend’s omission, though.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It was typical of the star's ability to radiate cheery goodwill that she never held a grudge against Wagoner, always crediting him with giving her a crucial career break, even after their relationship fell apart.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Plus, he’s prepared to drop a grudge occasionally when it suits him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The U.S. doesn’t hold a grudge against those who renounce citizenship.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

“Someone couldn’ have a grudge against the Gryffindor Quidditch team, could they?” said Hagrid anxiously.

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

Traditional martial arts competitions do not revolve around personal grudges or showboating, but testing one’s skill against a worthy opponent.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

Based on real events, “Sherwood” is both a murder mystery and a contemplation of the damage done by class-based strife and longheld grudges, often based on misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

In her 2019 memoir, “Where the Light Enters,” Jill contrasts Joe’s capacity for forgiveness with her proclivity toward grudges, how she recalls “every slight committed against the people I love.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

He also answered no when asked if he held "any grudges" against Sir Keir or the government.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Which isn’t entirely true; I hold plenty of grudges.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Already during a visit to United States in 1906, he voiced his esteem for Black Americans struggling to live dignified lives within “a civilization they are grudged and denied.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021

“There will be some grudging specifics about medical personnel in attendance,” grudged Jan Moir in the Daily Mail, “bouncing baby weight and the actual date of birth – then the shutters will slam down.”

From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2019

Yet on the balance of play, few could have grudged St Mirren a replay; they harried and hassled Celtic, with Lee Mair passing up a glorious stoppage time chance to claim a draw.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2013

I don't think," he once said, "that my men in Italy grudged me a caravan.

From Time Magazine Archive

“You’re a clever, slippery creature, Moon Shadow,” she grudged finally.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

The other big thing is that in America we also have a kind of grudging admiration for the P.T.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

The strikes have drawn grudging recognition from Russian military analysts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

But while the earlier work describes a futurist dystopia, “Glyph” takes place in present-day England, where the siblings Petra and Patricia Wild have reconnected after decades of grudging silence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Sir John Wolfenden, whose 1957 inquiry concluded that sex between men should be decriminalised, was a committed Anglican, and his recommendation was couched in grudging terms.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

A block later, it spoke up, its tone grudging.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi