How to Use resent in a Sentence

resent

verb

• She resented being told what to do.
• He resented his boss for making him work late.
• That said, if the trade feels off, stand firm in saying no—the worst thing to do is swap and resent the choice for the rest of the flight.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
• At odds, these placements resent a world that fills them with doubt.
  — Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 26 May 2021
• So he is resented by the center left and center right, even as he is loathed by the far left and the far right.
  — Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• Some joke that their hours are so long even their spouses resent Mr. Gensler.
  — Paul Kiernan, WSJ, 9 May 2022
• None of us resented it (from the Key West writers’ group) — all of us were happy about it.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023
• Those that are always at the RV park are apt to resent the interlopers.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
• Many people stay and fume, or stay and resent, or stay and quietly quit.
  — Todd Nordstrom, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• Alex, how much might Allan resent Jamie for being the one to met out that punishment in episode one?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2022
• In light of this, many fans have come to resent GN’R’s secrecy and stinginess with new music.
  — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2022
• Like Maya, Lina wrote the poems for tags, ran the company’s website, and resented her $12 hourly wage.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
• But unlike many kids with demanding dads, Jalen didn’t come to resent Ahlee.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2021
• For many years, people resented me for this lifestyle choice.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
• For a while, his salary also caused Lasley to resent Caden’s wife, a homemaker who took care of the couple’s children.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
• Some health-care workers are starting to resent their patients—an emotion that feels taboo.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 16 July 2021
• Many workers value their freedom to choose whether to belong to a union or not and will resent that being taken away. . . .
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 10 Sep. 2021
• Does your husband’s daughter resent you because of the difference in your ages?
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
• When rules are too strict, the next generation can resent the control and feel like eternal children.
  — Dennis Jaffe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
• Erzberger cautions that if peace spurs more misery than war, the German people will resent it.
  — Time, 2 Nov. 2022
• If Trump didn't resent him so much, Kemp might rank among the Trumpiest of Republicans.
  — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 13 Dec. 2021
• As is soon made clear, Big Cat still resents Cash’s decision to quit her employment and straighten out his life.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
• When one person takes the role of hero on a team, the other team members either favor the hero’s opinions and perspectives or resent them.
  — Mark Samuel, Forbes, 26 May 2021
• Lillard was the antidote: a player this thrilling, whose game was pure dopamine, who didn’t resent being in Portland.
  — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
• As his stock in Hollywood rose, Worthington came to resent the loss of his privacy.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Dec. 2022
• Karen and Gizelle have called a truce and for the time being are closer than ever, but Karen resents Mia for spreading rumors and Robyn for not being upfront with the group.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
• Bolivians deeply resented the idea of the U.S. interfering in their elections, and Morales, until then a long shot, surged in the polls and almost won.
  — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
• Nela’s kindness is both a balm and frustration to Julija, who can’t help but resent her for letting Ante drag them all under.
  — Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
• Fromming also began to resent the Vanajas for speaking Finnish around him.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
• The left is wary of them for having been born into an obscene level of privilege; the right resents them for not having the common sense to shut up and enjoy it.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024