ungrudgingly

Definition of ungrudginglynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungrudgingly
Adverb
  • Whitmore was benched — not as a punishment but as a reaffirmation of team standards such as playing with effort, being competitive at all times, playing with physicality (especially on defense), playing smart basketball and playing unselfishly.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Nor from showing how Bull unselfishly and painfully gets in the way when preventing Sterling from mounting his beloved Honey.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • But in the midst of a zero-sum competition, the research suggests that thinking selflessly can boost mood and keep athletes in a positive frame of mind.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Our partners over there are looking for everyday heroes, like teachers, first responders, heck, anyone who has selflessly served others.
    Nashville Tennessean, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • With this introduction of a hapless protagonist not entirely managing to live her best life, Brett Haley‘s film cheerfully speaks both the literary and cinematic language of romantic comedy — and won’t seek to subvert or elevate it in the two hours that follow.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Unable to roll the map out, its creators cheerfully realize that the country itself can serve as its own map.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Donalds graciously apologized and immediately set things right.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Sara Gibbs, executive director of Escondido Community Child Development Center, and Danielle Rush, HR director, graciously thanked Saint Helen Philoptochos and were very appreciative for their generous donation which was above and beyond their expectations, the news release stated.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • Officials in Jackson County and Kansas City took the loss cordially, but continued to pitch themselves as potential partners, criticizing the high price tag of the Kansas stadium deal.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
  • In 2019, she was also cordially invited to The White House's 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • But the two began chatting amiably in an all-too-rare display of across-the-divide grace.
    Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The disgraced outgoing mayor of New York City is a big personality in a position of power with numerous scandals and gaffes for Fumudoh to prod at in her signature affably combative style.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Breakfast that ranges from the familiar to the affably quirky.
    Merrill Shindler, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Another parade newbie, the Mario balloon cheerily made its way down Sixth Avenue.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Chenoweth cheerily waved over the rest of the cast for a group shot, and a handler produced Donegan’s Miss America sash and tiara.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Ungrudgingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungrudgingly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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