resentfully

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A beautiful loaf of bread from your neighborhood bakery or a great dip from the deli counter will always beat a resentfully assembled dish.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Not wanting to confuse him by disappearing from view, I resentfully jog across the street.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

It’s one-egg omelets and wan, poorly sliced tomatoes, a two-liter of soda resentfully plunked on a table.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

Unlike him, I do own a car, but reluctantly and resentfully.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2023

When the door closed behind him the girl turned her flat eyes back to Eleanor, almost resentfully, as though Eleanor with her chatter had driven the man away.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson