Examples of resent in a Sentence
She resented being told what to do.
He resented his boss for making him work late.
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That backlash is being reinforced by the nationalist, nativist parties that resent the loss of sovereignty to Brussels.
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Azerbaijanis still resent the bloody crackdown in 1990, when, during the last days of the Soviet Union Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sent troops into Baku to suppress the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party, killing dozens of civilians.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
But when Sinatra came out of retirement two years later, his return to the stage meant that audiences would come to expect what had become his signature song — and Sinatra started to resent it.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
And, in the end, Hubie’s (Sandler’s) worldview is proven correct, but not in a way that resents its detractors, but embraces them and brings them into the fold.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Azerbaijanis still resent the bloody crackdown in 1990, when, during the last days of the Soviet Union Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sent troops into Baku to suppress the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party, killing dozens of civilians.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
But when Sinatra came out of retirement two years later, his return to the stage meant that audiences would come to expect what had become his signature song — and Sinatra started to resent it.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
And, in the end, Hubie’s (Sandler’s) worldview is proven correct, but not in a way that resents its detractors, but embraces them and brings them into the fold.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resent. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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resent
verb
re·sent
ri-ˈzent 
: to feel or state annoyance or anger at
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