resentment
Example Sentences
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“The reality is this sense of two-way resentment is overblown,” said Bobby Duffy, author of “The Generation Myth: Why When You’re Born Matters Less Than You Think.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
But Elham, a contentious and fiercely competitive student, suspects that Marjan’s zeal for anglophone culture, including Hollywood romantic comedies, masks a resentment for the Iranian life she is now stuck with.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Mr. Blankfein contends that Goldman didn’t need government funds but was forced by the Treasury to accept them in October 2008, fueling public resentment of the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Let go of the grief and resentment and longing that you had for your father, for now at least, and get the job done.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
I don’t want to hear any more about Mrs. Winters’s resentment toward her daughter for being my mentor.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
Vocabulary lists containing resentment
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