resentful
Example Sentences
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Mr. Eyman draws a picture of “an increasingly resentful child . . . dragged through a succession of cow towns and surrogate fathers.”
When Butler’s Prospero refers to Miranda as “a third of mine own life” while bestowing her on Ferdinand, he seems more resentful than beneficent.
From Los Angeles Times
His absence has made the kid extremely resentful, so there is a lot of work to do to repair that relationship, providing he can survive his quest to find her.
From Seattle Times
It’s fun to watch Odenkirk, who excelled at that character’s seedy patter, tackle literary criticism and tetchy, resentful respectability.
From Washington Post
He may balk, he may be grateful you said something, he may get angry, he may be defensive or resentful; I don’t know.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
