How to Use resentment in a Sentence

resentment

noun

• He's filled with resentment at his boss.
• He expressed his resentment of the new policies.
• She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband.
• To the place beyond the resentment and the stereotypes.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• Please try to step up to the plate with less resentment.
  — Abby, Houston Chronicle, 12 Jan. 2018
• Rather than hold resentment, though, the two hopped in on the joke.
  — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• The resentment of the judges was strong enough that they were booed when announced for the main event.
  — Todd Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
• The movie has scant interest in the origins of the class resentment.
  — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 10 May 2018
• There is ever a residue of resentment against the successful of the world.
  — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
• She wasn’t burned up with resentment and anger and hate.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
• His glooms and resentments were an old story for all of them.
  — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• That defused a growing tide of resentment against the monarch.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022
• The local cops were called, gloves were worn, and much anger and resentment brewed.
  — Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2022
• But over time this might breed resentment on both sides.
  — Lizzie Cernik, refinery29.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• Please keep that in mind to keep your resentment from growing.
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
• This is a lot of resentment for a crime that has not yet been committed.
  — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
• The senselessness of the death, and her guilt over her own resentment, messed her up.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021
• The end result was resentment, burnout, and more turnover within the firm.
  — Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• It’s about the singer’s sadness, not any type of anger or resentment.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2021
• The movie is filled with labor—and with stifled resentment.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 July 2019
• Instead of giving in to resentment, turn things around and rewrite the plan.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2021
• The mother suspects resentment but cannot explain the shift.
  — Maureen O’Connor, The Cut, 18 Mar. 2018
• East keeps a close eye on the bitterness and resentment of those who have watched his rise to success.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 18 June 2018
• The prices spike, the quality declines, and resentment builds on all sides.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
• Not having the ability to go back to where you were born freely creates a lot of resentment.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• But many players still could struggle to bury the feelings of resentment.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 4 June 2020
• But behind closed doors, they’re both filled with anger and resentment.
  — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 15 Sep. 2020
• The trick is to give voters real targets for their resentment.
  — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 27 June 2018
• Amghar is cheerful and quick to joke, but some of his sarcasm hints at deep resentment.
  — Aurelien Breeden, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2020
• Reagan used the politics of racial resentment to stoke white anger.
  — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 1 May 2024