begrudged; begrudging; begrudges
1
: to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
begrudge money
begrudged the weeks spent away from home
2
: to look upon with disapproval or envy
begrudge their rivals' success
Examples of begrudge in a Sentence
She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.
After what he's been through, it's hard to begrudge him the money he has.
You shouldn't begrudge her success.
Many commuters begrudge every minute spent in traffic.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
But it would be misguided to begrudge the show its creative license, and specifically its refusal to fixate on the bureaucratic nightmare that is being gravely ill in America, when so many of its enormous swings connect.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Turning his back on the Championship does not feel like a choice anyone would begrudge him.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Could anyone begrudge flagship club Leipzig toppling one of the sides with Super League-hungry owners in a European knockout tie?
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for begrudge
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“Begrudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/begrudge. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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