How to Use begrudge in a Sentence

begrudge

verb

• After what he's been through, it's hard to begrudge him the money he has.
• You shouldn't begrudge her success.
• She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.
• Many commuters begrudge every minute spent in traffic.
• Parker chose his own path, of course, and nobody begrudged him.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 10 June 2019
• Collen does not begrudge any casual fan who shows up for one or two bands, though.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2022
• The customers didn’t seem to begrudge her this learning curve.
  — James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
• No one begrudges the country time to sort out problems that have plagued it for decades.
  — Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2017
• Few who see this production will begrudge the play and its star a spot on that list.
  — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
• Few who see this production will begrudge the play and its star a spot on that list.
  — Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
• Or begrudge the fact that the author has had such a selfless wife to smooth out his life of art?
  — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
• No one in northeast Ohio can begrudge him for leaving this time around.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2018
• Don’t begrudge your mother her timing.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
• In the eyes of the times, his road to riches had made no man poorer, and few begrudged him his success.
  — Gregory Crouch, Smithsonian, 6 June 2018
• Pinot noir rosé must be a sort of cash cow, but who could begrudge him when the wine is so pleasing and refreshing.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 22 June 2017
• Of course, no one wants to begrudge a bride a gorgeous, meaningful wedding day.
  — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
• Fairness is in the eye of the begrudged, and people are begrudged for lots of reasons, bad and good.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
• In the east coast, people don’t begrudge Bill Gates his millions.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 7 Nov. 2018
• If the Browns show real progress with Jackson at the helm, don't begrudge him that.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 14 Dec. 2017
• No one will begrudge the laundry basket in the corner if the coffee cake has enough crumble on top.
  — Caitlin Wallace, kansascity.com, 3 July 2017
• Others begrudge the collectors who sold while the market was hot and gained at their expense.
  — Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 8 May 2025
• Turning his back on the Championship does not feel like a choice anyone would begrudge him.
  — Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
• The sentiment has turned since as Malians begrudge what some perceive as a loss of sovereignty.
  — Katarina Hoije, Bloomberg.com, 21 Aug. 2020
• Not that anyone went into the evening wanting to begrudge Bruno Mars.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2018
• Fans and critics met her pivot with begrudging respect, thanks to the strength of the album’s melodies.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 June 2026
• Nobody begrudges the ransoming of a 4-year-old Hamas hostage.
  — Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
• McAuliffe sent his children to very expensive private schools, and no one should begrudge him that choice.
  — Rory Cooper, National Review, 1 Oct. 2021
• And the 23 year old doesn’t begrudge these tasks—because everyone else is doing it too.
  — David Vetter, Forbes, 27 May 2021
• If that is indeed what the show is trying to do, a begrudging hats off to Succession.
  — Richard Lawson, HWD, 1 June 2018
• If at this stage of his career DeRozan wants a long-term deal with a contender, nobody would begrudge him.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 24 Mar. 2020