resentment

Example Sentences

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The money poured in, leading to resentment among cohorts who felt they’d been shortchanged, none more so than Bob Gimlin, Patterson’s wingman in the field during the infamous shoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Let go of the grief and resentment and longing that you had for your father, for now at least, and get the job done.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The Declaration of Independence was preceded by a decadeslong swell of resentment, incitement and violence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

However, it also noted some resentment from young people who complained there were insufficient youth services and alternative places to gather.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

When the resentment would come to him he would cogitate and study.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers