grudging
Example Sentences
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The roots of his grudging acceptance of what I and millions of others consider to be one of cuisine’s most divine unions of dairy and pasta is highly regional in its basis.
From Salon
There were even the requisite quotes from political opponents offering grudging respect.
From Salon
But there was a sense, a grudging willingness among these Labour voters to give Sir Keir and the government more time.
From BBC
I had been making predictable salads — kale, romaine, a grudging nod to cabbage — and the book, which catalogs more than forty varieties of greens, seemed like the sort of thing that might inspire transformation.
From Salon
They butt heads, but, wild guess, they’ll come to form a grudging mutual respect.
From Los Angeles Times
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