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A beautiful loaf of bread from your neighborhood bakery or a great dip from the deli counter will always beat a resentfully assembled dish.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Not wanting to confuse him by disappearing from view, I resentfully jog across the street.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

Unlike him, I do own a car, but reluctantly and resentfully.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2023

He resentfully watches Emma and her husband “eating granola at the kitchen island, staring at their phones without saying a word to each other.”

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2021

“She doesn’t know,” said Ron, staring resentfully after Hermione.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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