resentment

Example Sentences

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Giving evidence via video-link, Carlson said: "There was interaction and sometimes anger and hostility between my mother and Nancy; there was resentment seemingly bubbling up."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“You just can’t hold anything in because it builds resentment, and resentment is a relationship killer,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

But Elham, a contentious and fiercely competitive student, suspects that Marjan’s zeal for anglophone culture, including Hollywood romantic comedies, masks a resentment for the Iranian life she is now stuck with.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Residents told BBC Eye that strikes hitting residential areas risk deepening resentment, even among those who had previously been critical of the Iranian regime.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He assumed an attitude that was quite childish under the circumstances, feigning anger and imaginary resentment so that Petra Cotes would be the one who would bring about the break.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez