resent
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The more we fear something, the more we come to quietly resent it.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Stay put rather than starting fresh somewhere where the people above you won’t have loyalty to you and those below you will resent you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
They don’t resent Mr. Trump because he was born into wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Or maybe you love what a little ginger does to soups or oatmeal but resent the peeling and grating it demands.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026
Intelligence and knowledge had changed me, and he would resent me—as the others from the bakery resented me— because my growth diminished him.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
"As she said in her own memoir, she resents that others defined her the first time around," Jellison told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Because there’s one thing worse than hunkering down during a snowstorm — and that’s doing so with someone who resents your spending.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 25, 2026
She also resents some LGBTQ+ advocates’ comparisons of transgender oppression to racial oppression, which she sees as illogical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Derringer resents Clarke, who can’t take him seriously, for having seemed to endorse his opponent by taking him out for fish and chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
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
By the end, the dressing room had fractured into three camps: a small group of loyalists, a larger group who actively resented him, and a numb majority who had simply stopped caring.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
He’s long resented her inability to contain the frenzy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
I was wearing my best armor: a black dress that accentuated my curves, a striped bolero to cover the arms I’ve resented for years and black platform sandals displaying ruby toes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
The naughty boys who played on bomb sites resented the legend of heroism but took pride in capturing the flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
They resented bumping their heads when they stood up and they definitely felt the need for a toilet.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
“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
Without discounting the harshness of that imposed acculturation, he thanked what it gained him rather than resenting the means.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 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
I look at emails that came in overnight, quietly resenting them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
A few curious farm cats were emboldened to approach the woodpile, resenting this exotic stranger who had taken possession of their favorite sunning place.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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