grudgingly
Example Sentences
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He grudgingly showed up for his twice-monthly guard shifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Japan and India both historically have maintained cordial relations with Iran, although they grudgingly complied with US sanctions aimed at stopping all other countries from buying Iranian oil.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Tanking, as the practice is known, has been a grudgingly accepted reality of the NBA for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Over the years, MPs have generally abided by that approach - sometimes grudgingly.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
And this similarity: what it promised it did not give, and what it gave, at length and grudgingly with one hand, it took back with the other.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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