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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Employees sometimes resent being affiliated with the larger department because of its sprawling, competing and sometimes politically charged activities.
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Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
But others resented the commission’s findings — which exposed their lack of administrative ability — and the President’s public endorsement of them.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
Lee Sung-min (Reborn Rich, A Bloody Lucky Day) plays the prince’s father, King Taejo, a man who bitterly resents his son for taking the lives of his half brothers.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents resented both the militants’ terror tactics and the government’s excessive response.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
But others resented the commission’s findings — which exposed their lack of administrative ability — and the President’s public endorsement of them.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
Lee Sung-min (Reborn Rich, A Bloody Lucky Day) plays the prince’s father, King Taejo, a man who bitterly resents his son for taking the lives of his half brothers.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents resented both the militants’ terror tactics and the government’s excessive response.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resent. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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resent
verb
re·sent
ri-ˈzent 
: to feel or state annoyance or anger at
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