had grudged
- past perfect of grudge.
Example Sentences
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Inadequate as had been their clerical income, supplemented by pitifully small private means, she and her husband had grudged nothing to Bayworth.
From Jane Oglander by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
My wife had borne the brunt of all, and I had grudged her a few tears!
From The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton by Hay, Ian
As a matter of fact, she had wanted for a long time to eat a caviare sandwich every forenoon, but had grudged herself the expense.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Freud, Sigmund
Her mother had grudged Bess the frail, feeble spark of life; she alone had cared for her, loved her, protected her, and she was shut out, sent away.
From In Wild Rose Time by Douglas, Amanda M.
Oxford had threatened but it had not fulfilled: rather it had grudged him nothing of its plenty.
From Years of Plenty by Brown, Ivor
