resent

Year: 2014 Compiled by: Forrest Wickman and Ellie Skrzat Of note: The rapper Birdman is ranked near the bottom, a fact that I personally resent.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

I don’t resent my mother for getting older.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Consumers resent energy-price jumps exacerbated by the spread of data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Both need each other to prosper and resent self-interested decisions their counterparts make that impact them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

I tried not to resent the fact that my friends were all allowed to live in the country.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

‘I’d rather be on a beach in Bali’: My husband resents my $8 million net worth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Safer just to enjoy Jay Baruchel’s funny and endearing portrait of a reckless risk-taker who hates being called a daredevil as much as he resents Ben Foster’s Evel Knievel attempting to give him some advice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

In Mr. Harris’s sensitive portrayal, Caesar resents his dependence on the martial acumen of Agrippa, who soon chafes at his subordinate role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Spending her Saturday not in uniform but in a T-shirt and jeans, she would like to enjoy a coffee outside -- and resents that her more religious compatriots think otherwise.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

No, you see,”—she paused, frowning a little, looking at me uncertainly—“she resents your being here at all, that’s the trouble.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The Internal Revenue Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are the two most resented.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He resented yard work, and his job kept him too busy for the endless repairs.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Real people became characters: Henry Kissinger seemed to enjoy it; Hunter S. Thompson resented it; Frank Sinatra threatened legal action; Donald Trump called Mr. Trudeau a “sleazeball” and a “third-rate talent.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

"I think he really resented how loved she was, and how revered she was, and how adored she was, and that was actually part of why he wanted to destroy her."

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

“Bros, how did they get you?” he asked Obinze, with an instant familiarity that Obinze resented.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“When you don’t plan for joy, you end up either overspending impulsively or depriving yourself and resenting your money plan.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

I grew up Hasidic and spent much of my adult life resenting it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Peter, angrily competitive, can’t help resenting the natural ease of Diana’s talent, even as it’s her song from their first album that has put the band back in the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

She’s still reeling from her father’s death while also resenting having to parent Robbie’s kids after his wife abandoned them.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025

Knot had taken on the project of teaching Nailer to read, and it hadn’t taken long for Nailer to begin resenting the tedium of book learning.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi