begrudged; begrudging; begrudges
1
: to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
begrudge money
begrudged the weeks spent away from home
2
: to look upon with disapproval or envy
begrudge their rivals' success
Examples of begrudge in a Sentence
She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.
After what he's been through, it's hard to begrudge him the money he has.
You shouldn't begrudge her success.
Many commuters begrudge every minute spent in traffic.
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The show relies on the friction created by the strange, begrudging love these two have for one another.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 May 2024
But the coup de grâce of Victor freaking out amid a Revolutionary War reenactment is hard to watch, and a related story line concerning Larry’s beef with a country-club security man (hello, Murphy Brown’s Joe Regalbuto) is a bit been there, begrudged that for Curb.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
Coach Jen Adams didn’t begrudge the selection committee for not awarding them with the right to host first- and second-round games.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024
The practices underline the scramble by smaller farms and even some larger-scale operations to ward off the virus, as well as the fatigue, and begrudging acceptance, of the illness after years of sanitation protocols, lockdowns and debates over vaccination.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 May 2024
But the coup de grâce of Victor freaking out amid a Revolutionary War reenactment is hard to watch, and a related story line concerning Larry’s beef with a country-club security man (hello, Murphy Brown’s Joe Regalbuto) is a bit been there, begrudged that for Curb.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
Coach Jen Adams didn’t begrudge the selection committee for not awarding them with the right to host first- and second-round games.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024
The practices underline the scramble by smaller farms and even some larger-scale operations to ward off the virus, as well as the fatigue, and begrudging acceptance, of the illness after years of sanitation protocols, lockdowns and debates over vaccination.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Begrudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/begrudge. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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