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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As tourists celebrate the high-end vintage shops, the evocative street art and chic eateries of Roma Norte, one of Mexico City’s trendiest neighborhoods, Mariana de Miguel can’t help but resent its overcrowded nature.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more upsetting than the decision of his son, Omar, to work as a digger in the excavation zone.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
One of Jacobs-Jenkins’ primary themes is exploring how a segment of younger people, self-indulgently resenting their oh-so unfulfilling professional starts, become obsessed with substituting job satisfaction with self-obsessive ambition for ambition’s sake.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
Sunni Muslims and Christians resented it, but lacked the power to object.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi / Made By History, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more upsetting than the decision of his son, Omar, to work as a digger in the excavation zone.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
One of Jacobs-Jenkins’ primary themes is exploring how a segment of younger people, self-indulgently resenting their oh-so unfulfilling professional starts, become obsessed with substituting job satisfaction with self-obsessive ambition for ambition’s sake.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
Sunni Muslims and Christians resented it, but lacked the power to object.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi / Made By History, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resent. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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resent
verb
re·sent
ri-ˈzent 
: to feel or state annoyance or anger at
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