resents
- present tense form of resent (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But although Adrian soon picks up a camera as well, increasingly interested in being a filmmaker himself, he resents how his father intrudes on their time together by constantly shooting their conversations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
"As she said in her own memoir, she resents that others defined her the first time around," Jellison told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Because there’s one thing worse than hunkering down during a snowstorm — and that’s doing so with someone who resents your spending.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 25, 2026
He cites Dambisa Moyo, the Zambian-born economist and aid critic, who resents the fact that aid policy has, as she puts it, “been left to musicians who reside outside Africa.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Brandon shoots Pua a look that says he resents being called clumsy, but he doesn’t argue with her story.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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