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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Why Nara Smith's Quirky Charm Is So Endearing In the comments on all these videos, people tend to either make fun of Smith or lament that someday her children will grow up to resent their names.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 July 2025
Harry resented the way he was treated as a bit of a joker and the royal wild child.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The head of China’s Communist Party may resent Putin’s reduction of its Russian counterpart—the country’s second-largest party—to the status of another bit player in Russia’s rubber-stamping parliament.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
His Leo makes little effort to fit in, and he’s resented all the more for his lofty detachment.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 July 2025
Harry resented the way he was treated as a bit of a joker and the royal wild child.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The head of China’s Communist Party may resent Putin’s reduction of its Russian counterpart—the country’s second-largest party—to the status of another bit player in Russia’s rubber-stamping parliament.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
His Leo makes little effort to fit in, and he’s resented all the more for his lofty detachment.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resent. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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resent
verb
re·sent
ri-ˈzent 
: to feel or state annoyance or anger at
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