resentful

Example Sentences

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I am resentful that his children were no-shows for his heart surgery, yet they are vultures about his assets.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Mr. Eyman draws a picture of “an increasingly resentful child . . . dragged through a succession of cow towns and surrogate fathers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

In his 1989 true crime book “Deviant,” Harold Schechter characterizes the young Gein as a social outcast, resentful of almost everyone but his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

And it seems clear that, as a result, many men won’t get what they want and will end up resentful over it, while women may simply go their own way.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2025

Olanna nodded, resentful that he had not brought news of Ugwu.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie