resentful
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acrid, acrimonious, bitter, embittered, hard, rancorous, sore
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Others pulled away from the rising movement, resentful of how much time their parents spent protesting. — New York Times, "He’s a Veteran of Upheaval, Molded by Ferguson’s Traumas. He’s 7.," 8 Aug. 2019 Conan Gray's lovelorn attitude Conan Gray brought his super-personal lyrics to life on the Bud Light stage, using nearly every opportunity to make a playfully resentful remark about love. — Taylor Weatherby, Billboard, "Lollapalooza Day 2 Highlights: Janelle Monae Empowers, Chance the Rapper Joins Death Cab For Cutie & More," 3 Aug. 2019 Many Puerto Ricans are resentful over the resulting pension cuts, school closings and other austerity measures. — Author: Danica Coto, Anchorage Daily News, "Amid outrage over online messages, Puerto Rico governor says he is resigning Aug. 2," 25 July 2019 Many Puerto Ricans are resentful over the resulting pension cuts, school closings and other austerity measures. — Danica Coto, The Denver Post, "Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns in face of protests," 25 July 2019 Many Puerto Ricans are resentful over the resulting pension cuts, school closings and other austerity measures. — Author: Danica Coto, Anchorage Daily News, "Amid outrage over online messages, Puerto Rico governor says he is resigning Aug. 2," 25 July 2019 Many Puerto Ricans are resentful over the resulting pension cuts, school closings and other austerity measures. — Danica Coto, SFChronicle.com, "Puerto Rico’s embattled governor to resign," 24 July 2019 Many are also resentful over Puerto Rico's slow recovery from Maria, which devastated the island nearly two years ago and led to thousands of deaths. — Danica Coto, orlandosentinel.com, "Puerto Rico political crisis deepens; government officials’ cellphones sought," 24 July 2019 Pepper and Scodelario are both very good, playing a tough-love father and his resentful daughter. — Noel Murray, latimes.com, "Review: Giant gators and a mega-hurricane are undermined by daddy issues in ‘Crawl’," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'resentful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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