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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If any people have legitimate reasons to resent Americans, Cambodians do.
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Carter Popkin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Sensing antisemitism on the left as well as on the right, Jesse resents being called upon to justify Israeli foreign policy.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Do individual employees resent having to account for themselves to an AI agent, rather than their human managers?
—David Prosser, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Multi-day vacations remained out of reach for most working people, and many of them resented the upper classes’ summering as a manifestation of inequality.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
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Carter Popkin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Sensing antisemitism on the left as well as on the right, Jesse resents being called upon to justify Israeli foreign policy.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Do individual employees resent having to account for themselves to an AI agent, rather than their human managers?
—David Prosser, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Multi-day vacations remained out of reach for most working people, and many of them resented the upper classes’ summering as a manifestation of inequality.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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resent
verb
re·sent
ri-ˈzent 
: to feel or state annoyance or anger at
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