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.
• The physical part has been a lot to process too—and easy to resent.
  — Alexis Berger, SELF, 11 Apr. 2024
• 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
• The ones who really want to reach Dover are the ones who are most resented.
  — Samuel Earle, The New Republic, 22 Oct. 2019
• 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
• Most Israelis are fed up with the contest and resent the idea of having a third election.
  — New York Times, 11 Dec. 2019
• To invoke a legal term, this is a slander, and many at this point resent it.
  — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2018
• None of us resented it (from the Key West writers’ group) — all of us were happy about it.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023
• But Mays resented how Dark, in league with the press, had exploited his words and deeds.
  — Aram Goudsouzian / Made By History, TIME, 25 June 2024
• King, for his part, resented having to ask Kennedy for help.
  — Ross Baker, Smithsonian, 5 June 2018
• Those that are always at the RV park are apt to resent the interlopers.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
• Charles has always seemed to resent the fact that Andrew is clearly the favorite.
  — Rachel Burchfield, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2020
• Some academy voters — most of whom skew older — might resent the new kid on the block.
  — Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2020
• Many people stay and fume, or stay and resent, or stay and quietly quit.
  — Todd Nordstrom, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• Some of your ideas may be visionary, so try not to resent anyone who isn't on board yet.
  — oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2020
• 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
• That would have avoided many years of feeling alone and resenting them.
  — Zameena Mejia, refinery29.com, 14 Aug. 2024
• 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
• The longer the president defends a lie, the more Americans will resent being lied to.
  — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 30 Oct. 2019
• But part of her also resents the change and outside investment.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
• 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
• The camp scared off joggers, walkers and bikers, many of whom resented that a slice of sprawl set aside for them had been grabbed by others.
  — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 6 May 2018
• Jordan said that the Democrats just resented Trump’s achievements.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2019
• But Nissan, which makes more cars than Renault and resents the French claim on its profits, has resisted such a tie-up.
  — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
• Sam has secretly resented her father for decades because he’s been absent from her life, and those emotions come to a head when a new ghost leads her to finally have a father/daughter chat.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
• The Rules of Engagement alum revealed his mother’s religiosity led her to resent his career, too.
  — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024