grudging
Example Sentences
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It’s worth your time, your discomfort, your possible scorn and your weirdly grudging affection, maybe all at once.
From Los Angeles Times
On Monday, Mr. Ben-Gvir’s influence was underscored by his initial opposition to — and then grudging blessing of — Mr. Netanyahu’s decision to delay, at least temporarily, the divisive judicial overhaul that had led to widespread protests.
From New York Times
But he’s earned a grudging respect over the years.
From Seattle Times
But the intermittent fracas, as over the Iraq War or more recently over a nuclear submarine deal with Australia, are generally followed quickly enough by rediscovered love grounded in grudging mutual admiration.
From New York Times
As for standing on principle, however wrongheaded, a quality that qualified him for grudging admiration even from critics, that trait was sometimes malleable.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
