bear a grudge
Example Sentences
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It is a waste of energy to bear a grudge.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2022
Like Adam, she does not bear a grudge against Amazon, but she said the company could pay more attention.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2019
Mr. Dees said he did not bear a grudge against the organization he helped power for decades, but that he was saddened that his critics “would go to extreme measures” to undermine his career.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2019
"The emaciated upper half of these figures was meant to appease the dead mothers or grandmothers who were thought to bear a grudge against the newborn."
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2019
Thou shalt not bear a grudge against any, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
