grudge

Example Sentences

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"It conveyed a sense of shock, like she was asking: Was my husband merely a tool used to settle a grudge against the religious organisation? Is that all it was?"

From BBC

Her face went soft for a moment, and I knew she was grateful to see I wasn’t holding a grudge.

From Literature

Dating left a trail, secrets and whispers and grudges.

From Literature

Homer’s “The Odyssey” follows Odysseus, a Greek king trying to get home after the Trojan War, a journey interrupted by Cyclopes, sirens, shipwrecks and gods with grudges.

From Los Angeles Times

The author cites Roosevelt’s critics prominently, and his own approval is grudging and qualified.

From The Wall Street Journal