resentful
Example Sentences
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Resentful and bitter over his lot, he is willing to gamble on this path, which he knows is a cheat, and bring her along with him into the aftermath.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022
Q. Resentful feminist: I’ve been with my husband for five years, and the breadwinner since Day 1 of our relationship.
From Slate • Aug. 7, 2018
Resentful that he and his family were forced to stifle their superpowers, he spent much of the first movie railing against a society that seemed inclined to celebrate and encourage mediocrity at every turn.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2018
Resentful local Indians complained to him of the oppressive empire of the Aztecs, or Mexicas, and Cortés marched inland to find it.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Before I go on to expand this congenial theme, let me deal first with the Resentful Employee, who is a much more considerable, and to me a much more sympathetic, figure in European affairs.
From War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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