grudge

She doesn’t seem to hold a grudge over her boyfriend’s omission, though.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Other times, a sergeant holds a personal grudge, or the officers on your cellblock simply don’t like you.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

With just five meetings at the World Cup all-time, it doesn’t boast the long history of legendary grudge matches like Yankees vs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

He added Quailey-Daspher did not know most of her co-defendants, did not know about any grudge match between gangs and was not party to discussions about guns.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

There was no grudge in his voice when he said, “It's a good episode for your legend, to be sure.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

“The burdens of war and occupation had created a dense web of resentments and suspicions, of grudges and animosities, that did not simply fade away when the fighting ended.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Even for a sport built around long-held grudges and territorial animosity, this matchup stands apart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

As for Cornyn, perhaps Trump still harbors grudges for various heresies over the years.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

The Olympics that preached harmony finally united in a single city known for love, beauty and grudges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

It was as if everyone wanted to be sure there were no hard feelings or grudges.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

No one ever grudged these small, valet-style acts, but in the past couple of years Secret Service agents have been pressed into performing quite different chores.

From Time Magazine Archive

To him it appeared as though his father grudged him his brief training and his natural skills.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

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

Sir John Wolfenden, whose 1957 inquiry concluded that sex between men should be decriminalised, was a committed Anglican, and his recommendation was couched in grudging terms.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

Farming is simply the methodical harvesting of sunlight, using plants as grudging intermediaries.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan