begrudge

Example Sentences

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No one — not your brother, who relies on you, nor your parents, who are long gone — should or, I hope, would begrudge you the time for your own passions and pursuits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

And who could begrudge the two sisters their happily-ever-after?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Few will begrudge them the chance to add to that while they are in the spotlight.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

The cops last night were like, “We don’t begrudge you for saying ‘manifesto.’

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

And even if she had been so inclined, she would never begrudge this bounty of nature to one so poor in everything else.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson