grudge

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Blake held on to his Ultimate Frisbee nosebleed grudge until he couldn’t stand it any longer.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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

Based on real events, “Sherwood” is both a murder mystery and a contemplation of the damage done by class-based strife and longheld grudges, often based on misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

He told the BBC's Radio Scotland Breakfast programme: "These are both individuals who have strong and clear opinions, but who do not bear grudges."

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 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

“Spill it. Use the word grudges and there has got to be a really good story!”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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

But as Soviet Russia gained grudged admittance to the family of nations, he became its great spokesman in world affairs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not that I grudged him any of this.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

The other big thing is that in America we also have a kind of grudging admiration for the P.T.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

She bribes the boys with ice cream so they’ll indulge her road trips into butterfly country, and even then, compliance is sometimes grudging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

In his own home town his name spelled dread and grudging respect.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison