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 end of his life, the resentment burned bright.
  — Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
• The resentment doesn’t have to be huge.
  — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 May 2026
• Rather than hold resentment, though, the two hopped in on the joke.
  — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• We're used to seething resentments and bizarre claims, boasts and lies.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
• That’s a fast track to resentment.
  — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
• His glooms and resentments were an old story for all of them.
  — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• Please keep that in mind to keep your resentment from growing.
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
• Davis was able to let go of resentment, which helped her in business.
  — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Ask if there’s resentment there.
  — Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
• Your job should challenge you—not drain you to the point of resentment.
  — Sherry Taylor, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
• But behind closed doors, they’re both filled with anger and resentment.
  — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 15 Sep. 2020
• The local cops were called, gloves were worn, and much anger and resentment brewed.
  — Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2022
• There are places where resentment shapes our image.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
• In the open shaft, the love and resentment in our lives felt like a soap opera staged in public.
  — Gigi Leung, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
• 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
• There is also the risk of resentment.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• 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
• Your anger and resentment may stem from your awakening to this fact.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
• The divestiture law has faced resentment from both sides of the aisle.
  — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
• Erin’s absence has caused a strain on our team and has fueled resentment.
  — Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
• Amghar is cheerful and quick to joke, but some of his sarcasm hints at deep resentment.
  — Aurelien Breeden, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2020
• The senselessness of the death, and her guilt over her own resentment, messed her up.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021
• There is resentment that the rich live by different rules.
  — Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
• The end result was resentment, burnout, and more turnover within the firm.
  — Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• As a result, such emotions can get pushed aside, which can build resentment.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
• That defused a growing tide of resentment against the monarch.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022
• My class hummed with quiet resentment.
  — Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025