resent
Example Sentences
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"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
That Europeans and Canadians resent being spoken to in this way is self-indulgent on our part.
The country has no personal income tax—a reason why people moving here are often resented in their home nations.
Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.
From MarketWatch
The churn is especially pronounced in small firms, where favoritism is hard to hide and easy to resent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
