grudges 1 of 2

plural of grudge

grudges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of grudge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grudges
Verb
In contrast to her expansive mate, Toklas was a waspish temple gatekeeper who never ceased to hold grudges. Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Darkly funny and deeply melancholic, the film turns the family estate into a pressure cooker of grief, grudges and reluctant affection. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 As grudges go, isn’t that long enough? Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025 With a few exceptions, this cast is rife with petty grudges and trivial scandals that make for perfect competition-show fodder. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025 Or holding onto grudges instead of healing? Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025 Refreshingly enough, Hank’s not one to hold grudges. Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Aug. 2025 As with Kaji, these personal grudges rise to a societal level; characters in Grier’s films frequently bemoan the corrosive influence of hard drugs on Black communities, for example. Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudges
Noun
  • Still working through residual resentments from last year, her lyrics this cycle often clash with the careful slickness of the production.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Other times there are just simmering resentments.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody dislikes uncertainty more than the markets dislike uncertainty.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Having students experience that environment lowers the risk of employers hiring someone who dislikes it.
    Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Following their exit, the couple aired their grievances in interviews and documentaries.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In an extraordinary moment in professional sports, the WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier used a postgame press conference to air her grievances about the way the league in general, as well as commissioner Cathy Engelbert specifically, does business.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Mun-ju refuses to leave him.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Or, maybe someone who currently lives with you refuses to take ownership of perpetuating the mess downstairs.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025

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