How to Use resent in a Sentence
resent
verb
- She resented being told what to do.
- He resented his boss for making him work late.
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The physical part has been a lot to process too—and easy to resent.
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Alexis Berger,
SELF,
11 Apr. 2024
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That said, if the trade feels off, stand firm in saying no—the worst thing to do is swap and resent the choice for the rest of the flight.
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Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Oct. 2022
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Will the girls resent the new children, feeling their place has been usurped?
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Georgene Smith Goodin,
chicagotribune.com,
8 Apr. 2018
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Most likely, the child may resent the new spouse and wish that his parent were still alive.
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NBC News,
18 Sep. 2017
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At odds, these placements resent a world that fills them with doubt.
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Gala Mukomolova,
refinery29.com,
26 May 2021
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The ones who really want to reach Dover are the ones who are most resented.
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Samuel Earle,
The New Republic,
22 Oct. 2019
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So he is resented by the center left and center right, even as he is loathed by the far left and the far right.
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Roger Cohen,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Mar. 2023
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Some joke that their hours are so long even their spouses resent Mr. Gensler.
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Paul Kiernan,
WSJ,
9 May 2022
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Most Israelis are fed up with the contest and resent the idea of having a third election.
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New York Times,
11 Dec. 2019
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And, Biden resented that, in their brief one-on-one meetings, Carter kept a close eye on his watch.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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To invoke a legal term, this is a slander, and many at this point resent it.
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Daniel Henninger,
WSJ,
3 Oct. 2018
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None of us resented it (from the Key West writers’ group) — all of us were happy about it.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2023
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The right dismissed his toughness, while the left resented it.
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Andrew Sullivan,
Daily Intelligencer,
20 Oct. 2017
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But Mays resented how Dark, in league with the press, had exploited his words and deeds.
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Aram Goudsouzian / Made By History,
TIME,
25 June 2024
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King, for his part, resented having to ask Kennedy for help.
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Ross Baker,
Smithsonian,
5 June 2018
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Those that are always at the RV park are apt to resent the interlopers.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
17 Sep. 2021
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Charles has always seemed to resent the fact that Andrew is clearly the favorite.
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Rachel Burchfield,
Glamour,
21 Dec. 2020
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Some academy voters — most of whom skew older — might resent the new kid on the block.
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Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2020
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Many people stay and fume, or stay and resent, or stay and quietly quit.
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Todd Nordstrom,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2023
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Some of your ideas may be visionary, so try not to resent anyone who isn't on board yet.
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oregonlive,
9 Aug. 2020
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My boss may be clueless that his group resents the private lunches.
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New York Times,
9 Mar. 2018
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Alex, how much might Allan resent Jamie for being the one to met out that punishment in episode one?
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2022
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But Trump sometimes defies - and even resents - the new structure.
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Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker,
chicagotribune.com,
31 Aug. 2017
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But Trump sometimes defies — and even resents — the new structure.
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Jack Moore,
GQ,
1 Sep. 2017
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That would have avoided many years of feeling alone and resenting them.
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Zameena Mejia,
refinery29.com,
14 Aug. 2024
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In light of this, many fans have come to resent GN’R’s secrecy and stinginess with new music.
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David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2022
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The longer the president defends a lie, the more Americans will resent being lied to.
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Jonah Goldberg,
National Review,
30 Oct. 2019
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But others resented the commission’s findings — which exposed their lack of administrative ability — and the President’s public endorsement of them.
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Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History,
TIME,
13 Jan. 2025
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