grudge

Example Sentences

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The spat is emerging as a source of frustration in Congo, which already holds a historic grudge with its old colonial ruler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

So you’d think he might have a grudge.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

He also holds a grudge that his own creative interests were never given an opportunity to develop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

This early example of a bank that took commercial business risks didn’t produce a hit musical, but it did leave Americans with a grudge against mixing deposit-taking and business investments.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

“Well,” said the Wart, “I suppose it is some sort of war memorial, but it wifi have to do. I am sure nobody would grudge Kay a war memorial, if they knew his desperate straits.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White