Examples of resent in a Sentence
She resented being told what to do.
He resented his boss for making him work late.
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Modi wasn’t there on the big day, and he is said to have resented missing the Ayodhya moment.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Adopt the Right Mindset for Embracing Winter People often resent the short days and cold nights of winter.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 25 Dec. 2024
Many gore-enjoyers resent how the glistening variety has diluted the vampire’s fear factor.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Just as the United States resented the United Kingdom’s grasp on global finance in the early twentieth century, China resents U.S. power today and is trying to build its own alternative systems.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Adopt the Right Mindset for Embracing Winter People often resent the short days and cold nights of winter.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 25 Dec. 2024
Many gore-enjoyers resent how the glistening variety has diluted the vampire’s fear factor.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Just as the United States resented the United Kingdom’s grasp on global finance in the early twentieth century, China resents U.S. power today and is trying to build its own alternative systems.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resent. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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resent
verb
re·sent
ri-ˈzent 
: to feel or state annoyance or anger at
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