resentful
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One chapter focuses on the “depleting, frustrating, resentful boredom” that defined his experience of parenting young children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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 am resentful that his children were no-shows for his heart surgery, yet they are vultures about his assets.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
The abrupt shift left Harvey resentful and disenfranchised.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
If Lazlo was a silent baby, harshly raised by resentful monks, Thyon was a small, charming tyrant who demanded everything and was given even more.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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