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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The action then jumps seventeen years into the future, where Morgan and Chris’s daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), is now a teen-ager who resents her mom’s protectiveness and idolizes her freewheeling aunt.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Megan seemed to resent that Jordan was often tired, and often wanted to rest in silence at the end of the day, while Jordan grew exasperated that Megan expected so much of him.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
And no one resents that more than kids, particularly kids old enough to understand what’s happening.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
Resorting to an omnibus is now common, even though it is reviled by many rank-and-file lawmakers who resent being deprived of the ability to resist individual spending provisions without derailing the sole vehicle for averting a shutdown.
—Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Megan seemed to resent that Jordan was often tired, and often wanted to rest in silence at the end of the day, while Jordan grew exasperated that Megan expected so much of him.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
And no one resents that more than kids, particularly kids old enough to understand what’s happening.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
Resorting to an omnibus is now common, even though it is reviled by many rank-and-file lawmakers who resent being deprived of the ability to resist individual spending provisions without derailing the sole vehicle for averting a shutdown.
—Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resent. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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resent
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re·sent
ri-ˈzent 
: to feel or state annoyance or anger at
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