Example Sentences

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In the hands of Gilroy and Luna, “Andor” billed itself over two seasons as the begrudging rise of a revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

Refusing, he drags a begrudging, living, Wolverine into his timeline in a bid to save the day.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

The Weimar Republic, the more tolerant democratic government that existed before Hitler, recognized the rights of trans people, though in a begrudging, limited way.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2023

I want this to be a sort of begrudging connection.’”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Undoubtedly, Harry thought, watching him over the top of his own book, Malfoy was begrudging the time he could otherwise be spending in the Room of Requirement.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling