begrudged

Example Sentences

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Dogg said he wanted a group of kids who were able to match his character’s begrudged demeanor.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

All of this makes it strange to contemplate Pratt as a case of a man begrudged yet still watched for the same reason: his averageness.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2022

Bonds finished his tarnished career with 762, though Aaron never begrudged someone eclipsing his mark.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2021

Some people maybe begrudged the fact that he didn’t go, but he was really superstitious and panicked by it.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2019

She spoke like an American, with the same expectations of fairness, even fairness belated and begrudged, that she took into medical school all those years ago.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates