were grudging
- past progressive of grudge.
Example Sentences
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"Banks were grudging in lending, leaving non-banks asking each other for money in afternoon trade," he said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023
Twenty years from now, no one is likely to care that the gentlemen of Muirfield were grudging in their acceptance of women.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2017
I'm not alone in regretting that we were grudging toward Rocky for too long a time!
From Time Magazine Archive
The words were grudging, the dip of the chin Mace Tyrell gave the Lord Regent the most cursory of bows.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
That was his death, which we all regretted; and I'm sorry to add that we were grudging enough to call him tough in the eating.'
From The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by Milne, James
