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Recent Examples of begrudgingly
Last summer, a wedding photographer walked begrudgingly into a physics laboratory outside Rome.
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Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Wang, however, projects each of these choice from deep within, crafting a character who’s both uncomfortable with his reactions to people, emotions and external stimuli, but is, at this point in his life, also unfortunately used to his discomforts, and begrudgingly accepts them.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
In the film, Sachs worked under Priestly at Runway magazine, with the rising journalist begrudgingly taking the gig as her last resort in New York City.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
The printers united, demanding higher wages, and when their employers begrudgingly granted them a wage increase, the printers’ association disbanded.
—Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the dumbfounded supervisors complied with the state’s request, begrudgingly voting Tuesday to return the bread.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Janet Grissom, who was manning one of the trading tables, is a Veterans Affairs psychiatrist from Salt Lake City who got into the pin game, almost begrudgingly, while volunteering at her hometown Olympics in 2002.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
After Bradley begrudgingly invites Linda to join him on a work trip, his private jet crashes in the Gulf of Thailand, stranding the pair on a remote beach, Linda’s devotion to Survivor suddenly gets put to good use.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Dejected and embittered, Carol returns to her unlikely ally Manousos (Carlos-Manuel Vesga) to begrudgingly save the world.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Wang, however, projects each of these choice from deep within, crafting a character who’s both uncomfortable with his reactions to people, emotions and external stimuli, but is, at this point in his life, also unfortunately used to his discomforts, and begrudgingly accepts them.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
In the film, Sachs worked under Priestly at Runway magazine, with the rising journalist begrudgingly taking the gig as her last resort in New York City.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
The printers united, demanding higher wages, and when their employers begrudgingly granted them a wage increase, the printers’ association disbanded.
—Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the dumbfounded supervisors complied with the state’s request, begrudgingly voting Tuesday to return the bread.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Janet Grissom, who was manning one of the trading tables, is a Veterans Affairs psychiatrist from Salt Lake City who got into the pin game, almost begrudgingly, while volunteering at her hometown Olympics in 2002.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
After Bradley begrudgingly invites Linda to join him on a work trip, his private jet crashes in the Gulf of Thailand, stranding the pair on a remote beach, Linda’s devotion to Survivor suddenly gets put to good use.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Dejected and embittered, Carol returns to her unlikely ally Manousos (Carlos-Manuel Vesga) to begrudgingly save the world.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrudgingly
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Seimetz portrays Paula, the obsessive matriarch grudgingly raising Agnes (Chase Infiniti), which is the Gilead name for Hannah, the now-teenaged daughter of Handmaid’s protagonist June (Elisabeth Moss).—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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This was accepted more grudgingly, largely because of the organization’s military power.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Begrudgingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrudgingly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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