resent

Example Sentences

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"I think a lot of country folk just want to be left alone to breed their sheep and hang their moles and resent people who come to the countryside with different views," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

The second most American thing is to find reasons to resent those who rose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Do any Swedish people resent you for not singing in Swedish?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

I should resent him for what he did to me, and for taking advantage of Rose and Matt, but somehow I can’t.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes