grudging
Example Sentences
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The author cites Roosevelt’s critics prominently, and his own approval is grudging and qualified.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
I don’t know if the government’s grudging confession of error played a role in the full court’s decision.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025
However, overall global headcount has grown from 43,000 to 45,000 since 2023 and union sources say there is "grudging respect" for Mr Erginbilgic.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
They butt heads, but, wild guess, they’ll come to form a grudging mutual respect.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
In the grudging light that passed for day he put the boy in the leaves and sat studying the woods.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
