How to Use grudge in a Sentence

grudge

1 of 2 verb

• I don't grudge paying my share.
• I don't grudge her the opportunities she has been given.
• Summing up, Nixon called for the Chinese to be bold and not grudging.
  — William McGurn, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018
• His interactions with the press, meanwhile, have been grudging at best.
  — Jason Zengerle, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2017
• Surrounded by eager new lawmakers, his eyes are dim, his smile grudging.
  — Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
• The review of the dinner was a little more ambiguous and, perhaps, grudging in its praise.
  — David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• But while there is some comic nature to booing and jeers aimed at Smith, there is also grudging respect.
  — James Masters, CNN, 11 July 2019
• Still, the chaos in surrounding states seem to resign most Saudis to grudging patience with their prince.
  — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2019
• As the night wore on, even some of Flake’s detractors expressed grudging respect for his stamina.
  — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 26 July 2017
• Utah politicians felt very slighted and upset by the designation and nursed that grudge along for 20 years.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
• Skimpy townhouse terraces, grudging high-rise balconies and shrinking suburban yards.
  — Bart Ziegler, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2017
• Twenty years from now, no one is likely to care that the gentlemen of Muirfield were grudging in their acceptance of women.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2017
• But Ben has supplied the most drama, and the jury members seem to regard him with grudging admiration.
  — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Dec. 2017
• And finally, a grudging first welcome to … the new pass interference rule in the regular season.
  — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 5 Sep. 2019
• All were characterized more by grudging tolerance for, rather than electoral embrace of, crisis-era reforms.
  — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
• No reasonable person grudges Pakistanis their right to revere Muhammad.
  — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
• Familiarity and the passage of time may breed a certain kind of acquiescence, even grudging acceptance.
  — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2018
• Its shifting complexity is its most alluring feature as fresh cherry, berry, plum and mint flavors are underscored by grudging tannins.
  — Mike Dunne, sacbee, 11 Oct. 2017
• Ira Wertenteil chooses to believe the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion has no ghostly grudge against him.
  — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
• At the heart of the story is the relationship between Josh, who is white, and Jay, which evolves, in the course of the film's slow burn, from mistrust to grudging respect.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Still grudging nine years later, Chargers fans booed Manning four years ago in Mission Valley, and made sport of him with signs and pictures.
  — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• Instant coffee, often relegated to brownie recipes and steak rubs, is making a comeback and even winning grudging approval from connoisseurs.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
• Their party was more likely to eschew deadly and costly violence in favor of grudging compromise and coexistence.
  — Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
• But while most of America was harboring its anti-Canada grudges only in its dreams overnight Thursday, a couple of things happened.
  — Matt Bonesteel, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2018
• This is because, as the authors of the study note, people holding grudges tend to feel a sense of righteousness surrounding their hurt, as well as with their experience of the resultant grudge itself.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• New Democracy, which is leading in polls ahead of elections expected by next year, gives Syriza grudging credit for overseeing the start of an economic rebound.
  — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2018
• There is a clear sense of direction, almost a narrative sensibility, in the five tracks’ grudging progression from darkness to something approaching light.
  — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2023
• Nobody ought to grudge a journey from poverty to prominence, a hearteningly familiar occurrence in Indian democracy.
  — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 20 July 2017
• Barr’s less-than-glowing assessment of Blanche’s qualifications reads like a grudging employee review that recommends the lowest possible raise.
  — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
• The themes of redemption and forgiveness are both timely and timeless, but the connecting narrative proves a tad episodic, and the erosion of ill feelings and grudging respect, however admirable, doesn't feel entirely earned.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 25 Jan. 2018

grudge

2 of 2 noun

• I don't bear him any grudges.
• She still has a grudge against him for the way he treated her in school.
• He has nursed a grudge against his former boss for years.
• Some can hold grudges for years.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
• As grudges go, isn’t that long enough?
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
• That’s a long grudge that Ben holds.
  — Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
• Nights that once cooled now hold the day’s heat like a grudge.
  — Dean Florez, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
• Illini fans hold a grudge with the best of them.
  — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
• Some prankster god has a mild grudge against me or something.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023
• Could my boyfriend be holding an old grudge from our past breakup?
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022
• How sweet this life—if Fortune bears no grudge.
  — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
• All the while, the chaos has produced mistrust and fresh grudges.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
• Most guide services have one or two people who hold a grudge like that.
  — Corey Buhay, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
• Few people know how to act on a grudge quite like James Dolan.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
• Are there any other grudges to know about heading into the week?
  — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 11 July 2026
• These folks often resist change and tend to hold grudges longer than others.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 28 June 2023
• Nearly a decade later, the grudge is still going strong.
  — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
• Should Columbus fans still hold a grudge over something that far in the past?
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• As far as grudges go, this one runs dangerously deep.
  — Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
• Now, Kemp is again running against Abrams in a grudge match for the ages.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Oct. 2022
• Part of the dispute appears to have had less to do with paint and canvas than old grudges.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
• Teller still carries a grudge over the feature.
  — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
• There’s liquor and molly and old grudges that need tending (hence the liquor and molly).
  — WIRED, 16 June 2023
• Their secrets, grudges, and desires haven’ changes one iota.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
• Stu doesn’t know how to express his need for love, yet his grudge against the world is uncanny.
  — Armond White, National Review, 20 Apr. 2022
• That's a grudge he's carried that he's described publicly.
  — CBS News, 28 June 2026
• Now the car was on the concours circuit—and Joe still carried a grudge.
  — Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
• While Britney may have moved on, her fans are still carrying a grudge.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024
• But many have noted that his desire to change it seems due in part to a personal grudge.
  — Kate Linthicumstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• Agree with Kidd’s coaching in the loss or not, no grudges apparent.
  — Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023