How to Use grudge in a Sentence

grudge

1 of 2 verb
Definition of grudgenext
Synonyms for grudgenext
  • I don't grudge paying my share.
  • I don't grudge her the opportunities she has been given.
  • Summing up, Nixon called for the Chinese to be bold and not grudging.
    — William McGurn, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018
  • But at least that was a consensus (grudging on my part).
    — James Warren, vanityfair.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • At the heart of the story is the relationship between Josh, who is white, and Jay, which evolves, in the course of the film's slow burn, from mistrust to grudging respect.
    — Michael O'Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The review of the dinner was a little more ambiguous and, perhaps, grudging in its praise.
    — David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Still, the chaos in surrounding states seem to resign most Saudis to grudging patience with their prince.
    — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2019
  • His interactions with the press, meanwhile, have been grudging at best.
    — Jason Zengerle, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2017
  • As the night wore on, even some of Flake’s detractors expressed grudging respect for his stamina.
    — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 26 July 2017
  • But while there is some comic nature to booing and jeers aimed at Smith, there is also grudging respect.
    — James Masters, CNN, 11 July 2019
  • Other critics also gave Trump high marks, though some were grudging.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 6 June 2019
  • Still grudging nine years later, Chargers fans booed Manning four years ago in Mission Valley, and made sport of him with signs and pictures.
    — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • But Ben has supplied the most drama, and the jury members seem to regard him with grudging admiration.
    — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Twenty years from now, no one is likely to care that the gentlemen of Muirfield were grudging in their acceptance of women.
    — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2017
  • And finally, a grudging first welcome to … the new pass interference rule in the regular season.
    — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • But while most of America was harboring its anti-Canada grudges only in its dreams overnight Thursday, a couple of things happened.
    — Matt Bonesteel, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2018
  • New Democracy, which is leading in polls ahead of elections expected by next year, gives Syriza grudging credit for overseeing the start of an economic rebound.
    — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Skimpy townhouse terraces, grudging high-rise balconies and shrinking suburban yards.
    — Bart Ziegler, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2017
  • Familiarity and the passage of time may breed a certain kind of acquiescence, even grudging acceptance.
    — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2018
  • No reasonable person grudges Pakistanis their right to revere Muhammad.
    — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
  • All were characterized more by grudging tolerance for, rather than electoral embrace of, crisis-era reforms.
    — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The journey from denial and resistance to grudging acceptance, and even peace, with the Trump nomination may never be complete for some Republicans.
    — Patrick Healy, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 4 May 2016
  • The themes of redemption and forgiveness are both timely and timeless, but the connecting narrative proves a tad episodic, and the erosion of ill feelings and grudging respect, however admirable, doesn't feel entirely earned.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Instant coffee, often relegated to brownie recipes and steak rubs, is making a comeback and even winning grudging approval from connoisseurs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
  • There’s a general bleak atmosphere of grudging compliance.
    — Jeanie Pyun, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Its shifting complexity is its most alluring feature as fresh cherry, berry, plum and mint flavors are underscored by grudging tannins.
    — Mike Dunne, sacbee, 11 Oct. 2017
  • After initial hesitation, President Obama declared that Assad must go, but without lending more than grudging assistance to rebel groups fighting to achieve that outcome.
    — Brian Stewart, National Review, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Nobody ought to grudge a journey from poverty to prominence, a hearteningly familiar occurrence in Indian democracy.
    — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 20 July 2017
  • The president has a history of praising, and even seeming to admire, the strongmen dictators who more typically earn international condemnation than grudging respect.
    — Ashley Parker and Anne Gearan, Washington Post, 1 May 2017
  • Since about 2014, laws intended to address systemic inequality – both economic and social – have seen a wave of municipal support that’s faced either grudging acceptance or outright resistance from Republican governors and state Legislatures.
    — Jessica Mendoza, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2017
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grudge

2 of 2 noun
  • I don't bear him any grudges.
  • She still has a grudge against him for the way he treated her in school.
  • He has nursed a grudge against his former boss for years.
  • All the while, the chaos has produced mistrust and fresh grudges.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Now, Kemp is again running against Abrams in a grudge match for the ages.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Few people know how to act on a grudge quite like James Dolan.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Some prankster god has a mild grudge against me or something.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The grudge match came with a storied rap beef from 2005 that turned deadly.
    — Bry'onna Mention, Essence, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The president held a very deep grudge, the person said.
    — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But for Priscilla there is no grudge against the Colonel, who was played by Tom Hanks in the movie.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Clearly, Trump isn't holding a grudge over any of that.
    — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2022
  • Why throw the team under the bus to carry this grudge? – Ray, Deerfield Beach.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Could my boyfriend be holding an old grudge from our past breakup?
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022
  • There’s liquor and molly and old grudges that need tending (hence the liquor and molly).
    — WIRED, 16 June 2023
  • On the air for 20 years now, audiences tune in to witness Larry’s grudge-of-the-week.
    — Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 9 June 2022
  • Agree with Kidd’s coaching in the loss or not, no grudges apparent.
    — Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Life is too short to go about holding grudges or anything.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The Task Force now needs to interview a list of people who could have a big enough grudge against the judge to murder.
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • What intrigued me the most are the twisted stories about camels who are known to be spiteful and hold a grudge.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The new show brings together two chefs who have a friendly grudge to settle it in the kitchen.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Stu doesn’t know how to express his need for love, yet his grudge against the world is uncanny.
    — Armond White, National Review, 20 Apr. 2022
  • There’s no chip on my shoulder, no grudge against anyone over there.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Some of those people, Terpin thinks, must have had a grudge against Pinsky.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022
  • These folks often resist change and tend to hold grudges longer than others.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 28 June 2023
  • There had been rain, and the field was slick at Dillon Stadium, as it was then called, for a grudge match six years in the making.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Oct. 2022
  • After Valerie Solanas, an artist and writer with a grudge against Warhol, shot him in 1968, Marisol left the country.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2022
  • But many have noted that his desire to change it seems due in part to a personal grudge.
    — Kate Linthicumstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • And yet, hate is not too strong of a word to describe the steam-hot grudge the two teams had developed for each other.
    — John Wawrow, chicagotribune.com, 6 Feb. 2022
  • While Britney may have moved on, her fans are still carrying a grudge.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But Lee was still holding a grudge against the doctor, according to one of Lee’s longtime friends.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022

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