How to Use begrudge in a Sentence

begrudge

verb
Definition of begrudgenext
Synonyms for begrudgenext
  • After what he's been through, it's hard to begrudge him the money he has.
  • You shouldn't begrudge her success.
  • She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.
  • Many commuters begrudge every minute spent in traffic.
  • The All Blacks don’t begrudge having the equal longest break — with France — in the pool stage.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019
  • If the Browns show real progress with Jackson at the helm, don't begrudge him that.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • In the eyes of the times, his road to riches had made no man poorer, and few begrudged him his success.
    — Gregory Crouch, Smithsonian, 6 June 2018
  • Tutt got his wish, even if the rest of the Tigers’ starting defense begrudged his request, and the sophomore made the most of it.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2019
  • In the east coast, people don’t begrudge Bill Gates his millions.
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 7 Nov. 2018
  • Parker chose his own path, of course, and nobody begrudged him.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 10 June 2019
  • But don’t begrudge me my love for pizzas of every stripe.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
  • No one in northeast Ohio can begrudge him for leaving this time around.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2018
  • Pinot noir rosé must be a sort of cash cow, but who could begrudge him when the wine is so pleasing and refreshing.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 22 June 2017
  • Not that anyone went into the evening wanting to begrudge Bruno Mars.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Collen does not begrudge any casual fan who shows up for one or two bands, though.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2022
  • If at this stage of his career DeRozan wants a long-term deal with a contender, nobody would begrudge him.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 24 Mar. 2020
  • No one will begrudge the laundry basket in the corner if the coffee cake has enough crumble on top.
    — Caitlin Wallace, kansascity.com, 3 July 2017
  • He got called for a technical, but the USF coaches, players and fans did not begrudge him.
    — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2022
  • The sentiment has turned since as Malians begrudge what some perceive as a loss of sovereignty.
    — Katarina Hoije, Bloomberg.com, 21 Aug. 2020
  • If that is indeed what the show is trying to do, a begrudging hats off to Succession.
    — Richard Lawson, HWD, 1 June 2018
  • And the 23 year old doesn’t begrudge these tasks—because everyone else is doing it too.
    — David Vetter, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • That said, if someone blows away the maximum the Heat can offer, then no one would begrudge him such a payday.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Feb. 2022
  • And even though almost everyone was there to do business, no one begrudged Ian his time in the driver’s seats.
    — Andrew Curry, WIRED, 26 June 2019
  • Having come so far -- now to within three games of the World Cup -- who would begrudge them continuing to hope.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The, the no harm, no foul, no one would begrudge you, but, but lying about it and trying to, to mislead the county councilwoman.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
  • McAuliffe sent his children to very expensive private schools, and no one should begrudge him that choice.
    — Rory Cooper, National Review, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Trump’s begrudging approval of the sanctions bill led to a diplomatic tit-for-tat between the two countries.
    — Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Melissa Kallstrom, a mom to a district student, does not begrudge the employees their new homes.
    — Janie Har, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2022
  • Kathleen got none of the begrudging charity doled out to her husband.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, WIRED, 18 June 2018
  • Not that the 16-year-old begrudged anyone wearing the facial covering.
    — Los Angeles Times, oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2020

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