resentful
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Even when I was resentful of being like, “I’m booked, and I can’t do this other thing that I want to do,” the show was so grounding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
On Porchlight, he imagines the resentful reaction of a relative who thinks he's grown too big for his boots.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Beyond that, the main point of similarity between Bessette and Diana is that the paparazzi hounded both – Diana to death, and Bessette to resentful exhaustion.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
I find that I am increasingly resentful that he refuses to help me any more financially.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
I tried not to sound resentful, after the way she’d written me off in the council, but I guess I didn’t hide it very well.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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