resentful
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Halpern is more self-aware than he lets on as becomes clear when analyzing his baseball journey — when he quit he admits he felt resentful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“It’s easy to get almost angry or resentful that it influenced so much every step of the way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
In this picture I am despondent, resentful, rageful.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
"I am so deeply resentful and very angry. But I don't even know who to be angry at anymore. I just have to console myself by accepting it as fate."
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Kevan Lannister was beginning to understand why Cersei had grown so resentful of the Tyrells.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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