as in to resent
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
I don't begrudge you your success—you earned it
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Recent Examples of begrudge
No one begrudges Skattebo for his budding media career.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Few who see this production will begrudge the play and its star a spot on that list.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Don’t begrudge your mother her timing.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
And no one is begrudging McAvoy and Swayman’s savoring the victory.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Few who see this production will begrudge the play and its star a spot on that list.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Don’t begrudge your mother her timing.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
And no one is begrudging McAvoy and Swayman’s savoring the victory.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for begrudge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrudge
resent
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His supporters touted video of Stevens being booed at the convention, only to watch other Democrats openly resent the disruption — likening it to activists on the left who refused to vote for Democratic nominees in 2016 and 2024.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Begrudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrudge. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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