grudge

“I will hold the grudge for the rest of my life,” she says of former Attorney General Pam Bondi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Another area of inquiry was the idea that the bomber had a grudge against the Port Authority, whose facilities had endured years of threats.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

During a police interview, Lavrynovych was asked several times if he knew who Sir Keir was and whether he held a grudge against him, to which he repeatedly answered no.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

“My dear, don’t be absurd. I’m not one to grudge you a present, even though we weren’t asked to your wedding!”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

Despite their distance and grudges, all three bands agree to put their differences aside for a special live memorial concert in tribute to Irving.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

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 ● Jan. 1, 2026

Nor are the cleric’s grudges driving the system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

In the meantime, it didn’t make sense to me to hold on to any grudges or focus my energy on the people who hadn’t believed in me.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

To make Waltham pay off, he dropped the designing department, and grudged every nickel spent on advertising, thus let the name be drowned out by younger companies.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a boy, he often felt as if the lady grudged him every bite.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

It’s a connection, a Gazan journalist said, that Witkoff also made with Hamas leaders, being in the unlucky “club of parents who have lost children,” and, this person said, it won him their grudging respect.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

The strikes have drawn grudging recognition from Russian military analysts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

A "grudging" acknowledgment that he had handled the UK's response to the Iran war well had been soured by the Lord Mandelson saga, they said.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

My entry into the world of wearable fitness, as with much new technology, was grudging, fitful and ultimately all consuming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

“Nice enough until you have a nightmare,” Sarai had replied, grudging.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor