resentment
Example Sentences
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Brad Carlson described a "bubbling" resentment between his mother and aunt.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Giving evidence via video-link, Carlson said: "There was interaction and sometimes anger and hostility between my mother and Nancy; there was resentment seemingly bubbling up."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
“You just can’t hold anything in because it builds resentment, and resentment is a relationship killer,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
But Elham, a contentious and fiercely competitive student, suspects that Marjan’s zeal for anglophone culture, including Hollywood romantic comedies, masks a resentment for the Iranian life she is now stuck with.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Although a creature of the wilds it had a leaning towards civilisation, and preened and smiled in a jam-jar in some cottage window without resentment, living quite a week if given water.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing resentment
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Carrie Fisher (1956-2016) Tribute List
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