Example Sentences

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Stay put rather than starting fresh somewhere where the people above you won’t have loyalty to you and those below you will resent you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

There’s usually something that one friend can afford that the others can’t, or something that someone wants to do that someone who doesn’t will resent them for doing without them.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

Some worry the public will resent the multibillion-pound price tag at a time when many people are struggling to make ends meet.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2023

These scholars argue that states that need less aid will resent the bailouts.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2020

And of course these new people will resent the newer people.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck