resented
Example Sentences
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His betters resented Duchamp’s attempt at depicting movement and judged the title vulgar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
The country has no personal income tax—a reason why people moving here are often resented in their home nations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
They resented being told to clean what they considered to be spotlessly clean aircraft cockpits; they burst into tears if someone got left out of an aircrew assignment.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
