resent
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Some resent the banning of mobile phones or school days that last until 18:00.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
"I think a lot of country folk just want to be left alone to breed their sheep and hang their moles and resent people who come to the countryside with different views," he says.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
As it is, someone might resent my being placed in charge.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Don’t miss: ‘I’d rather be on a beach in Bali’: My husband resents my $8 million net worth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
She just knows she resents Scott for using AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
But although Adrian soon picks up a camera as well, increasingly interested in being a filmmaker himself, he resents how his father intrudes on their time together by constantly shooting their conversations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“The daughter resents a mother forever who keeps her from her love,” Ma said as we dressed to go to Eric’s house for dinner.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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But Black resented what he saw as a power grab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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
He’s long resented her inability to contain the frenzy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
I really resented him wanting to please all that bad.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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“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
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
Ohtani isn’t self-destructive like Puig and therefore won’t decline as a player like Puig, but that won’t stop his teammates from resenting him if they become exhausted of speaking on his behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
I was too busy resenting Barack for managing to fit workouts into his schedule, for example, to even begin figuring out how to exercise regularly myself.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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