resentful
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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
At the same time, the results of the study also suggest that coalition building is possible, even among the racially resentful.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 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
‘All the “great secrets” under the mountains had turned out to be just empty night: there was nothing more to find out, nothing worth doing, only nasty furtive eating and resentful remembering.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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