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
“But I think most people, in the long run, resent hegemony.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
People resent being shown that they don’t approach the complexities of the problem— they don’t know what exists beyond the surface ripples.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
‘I’d rather be on a beach in Bali’: My husband resents my $8 million net worth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Kelly added that not having a close relationship with Aimee is one of the hardest things in her life and she resents not having the ideal big-sister experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
"As she said in her own memoir, she resents that others defined her the first time around," Jellison told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
He admires her, even resents her a little, for having moved to another country and made a separate life.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
But Black resented what he saw as a power grab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
His betters resented Duchamp’s attempt at depicting movement and judged the title vulgar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In a court brief, federal prosecutors allege the man who started the Palisades fire resented the rich and idolized Luigi Mangione.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
He’s long resented her inability to contain the frenzy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
Bigwig, who was generous and honest, had never for a moment resented Hazel’s courage on the night when his own superstitious fear had got the better of him.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
“When loneliness hits them and the lack of a social support system, they start resenting the locals and perhaps even avoid meeting them and isolate themselves.”
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
“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
Without discounting the harshness of that imposed acculturation, he thanked what it gained him rather than resenting the means.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Calo: Donna has forced Natalie for her whole life into the place of making it OK and then resenting her for making it OK.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
Apparently without resenting Ginnie’s tone, Selena’s brother turned back to his finger.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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