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verb

begrudge

to resent that someone has or enjoys something, or to give it reluctantly

In a sentence

Six example sentences with begrudge, each labelled with its topic.

  • Nobody on the bench begrudges him the trophy; he stayed after every practice for four years.

    Basketball

  • She never begrudged her bandmate the solo career, though the two of them wrote those early songs together.

    Music

  • Some colleagues begrudge her the promotion, forgetting that she carried the department through two difficult years.

    Business

  • The older brother in the novel begrudges the younger every kindness their father shows, and the story turns on that envy.

    Literature

  • Rural voters begrudge the capital its new tram line while their own bus service shrinks to two runs a day.

    Politics

  • Savers begrudged the banks their record profits while the interest on ordinary accounts stayed below one percent.

    Finance

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