How To Use Begrudge In A Sentence

If a certain amount of begrudgery is the unavoidable product of such a position of eminence, it is neither fair nor perceptive.
Look, no one begrudges you your right to write books, peddle gossip or make money, which given the way your boss treats you, is understandable.
Nobody would begrudge him a chance to perform on the international stage. The Sun
On the red carpet tonight, nobody is going to begrudge her a few stretchmarks. Times, Sunday Times
Few would begrudge her victory as she is one of Britain's unsung sporting heroines. Times, Sunday Times

It is his business to spend his money and people should not begrudge him his success.
Nobody can really begrudge us the three points. The Sun
While I did not begrudge the President his due recognition, this was a trifle fulsome.
He begrudged his friend the award.
Only a cynic would begrudge her this one moment of romance. Times, Sunday Times
On this occasion, judging by the grafitti the begrudgery came from a different source.
Personally I can't begrudge the players high wages because if they didn't get the money it would only go to less deserving people.
But I don't think anyone could begrudge us getting something out of that game. The Sun
She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
Nobody could begrudge us all three points. The Sun
Not that I begrudge a penny of the money that this Country has spent on helping these people, not a bit of it.
You almost don't begrudge paying out in the circumstances. The Sun
No one will begrudge you for slapping those greasies into a chip butty for optimal carbs.
These points notwithstanding, Joe Cinque's Consolation is a lovely piece of writing and I don't begrudge a single minute I spent curled up with it.
Interestingly, they haven't experienced one of the usual by-products of success - national begrudgery.
Why begrudge money raised for animals? The Sun
But for all the begrudgery people should go out and cast their vote.
She went on to allege that her father had been driven from the Emerald Isle due to typical Irish begrudgery of his success.
Nobody could begrudge us all three points. The Sun
Let there be no begrudgery at least for the few weeks that these special people are within our shores.
If we want the best quality representation then we cannot begrudge paying them properly. Times, Sunday Times
I certainly don't begrudge him the Nobel Prize.
Few rational people are going to begrudge someone with a handicap a space near the door to the supermarket.
If we want the best quality representation then we cannot begrudge paying them properly. Times, Sunday Times
Few begrudge spending money on humanitarian aid such as that going to the Philippines. Times, Sunday Times
Some will be outraged, but it's hard to begrudge him the money. The Sun
I love my siblings dearly and don't begrudge them the money. Times, Sunday Times
Nobody could begrudge the man a little bit of peace. The Sun
I have never, not once, looked at one of my peers and begrudged them their success. Who needs siblings?
Pros Few will begrudge more money for the health service. Times, Sunday Times
Nobody would begrudge him a chance to perform on the international stage. The Sun
I love my siblings dearly and don't begrudge them the money. Times, Sunday Times
And no one can begrudge him that after all he has done for Arsenal. The Sun
But I'm not going to apologise for my begrudgery.
Their success should not be a matter of envy or begrudgery.
A bit of begrudgery never did us any harm.
This caught me off guard as this language is usually associated with the belittlers and begrudgers who are endemic in society.
The fact that the rest of the counrtry begrudges an interstate on-ramp, bridge or courthouse at Bob Byrd’s behest is galling considering how little has been spent on the region in the past. Matthew Yglesias » The Case Against Porkbusting
That does not mean I begrudge the people their freedom.
I don't begrudge anybody a right to a square meal and some help.
Some of us begrudge paying for a TV licence. Times, Sunday Times
But why should we begrudge them good pay for a hard and dangerous job? The Sun
Describing a scene in "Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley" (1918) where two characters are mocked for their pretensions to individuality and refinement, Mr. Shannon puts in a good word for "the Irish art of begrudgery," the much-noted Celtic practice of ridiculing anyone in the community who had the temerity to stand out. Visiting Cagney's Neighborhood
We played very well and I don't think anyone could begrudge us the win. Times, Sunday Times
No one will begrudge it to any of them. Times, Sunday Times
I begrudge every penny I pay in tax.
You won't begrudge a single one. Times, Sunday Times
Few would begrudge Kevin the success he now enjoys, particularly since he has played his fair share of less glamorous gigs.
If we want the best quality representation then we cannot begrudge paying them properly. Times, Sunday Times
Hopefully you won't change what you're doing because of the incomprehension and begrudgery of a very small majority. Give 'em the Old Razzle-Dazzle, Razzle-Dazzle 'em.
Pros Few will begrudge more money for the health service. Times, Sunday Times
We should not begrudge one player one penny; many have lived too long with financial sacrifice. Times, Sunday Times
Some of us begrudge paying for a TV licence. Times, Sunday Times
We should not begrudge one player one penny; many have lived too long with financial sacrifice. Times, Sunday Times
Glen Beck begrudges $ 5 million sa isang taon upang protektahan ang endangered dagat Minahal dahil sila ay hindi bahagi ng sariling bayan seguridad at nangangailangan ng isang pang-internasyonal na pagsisikap na mapangalagaan ang mabisa. Ideonexus.com »2009» Hulyo
As an ornithologist, I would be the very last person to begrudge money for the condor; I would merely like to see money for human languages as well.
I for one would certainly not begrudge a few pence more on the price of an abbot (over the costing for a spitfire).
But few who applaud true sportsmanship would begrudge this genial chap every prize available.
It is that idealism and sweet sentiment which make Barrichello so endearing and were he able to usurp Schumacher Senior this season, there are few who would begrudge him the title.
Despite the forced change to his hunting habits, Bill doesn't begrudge the summer people their little bits of Nova Scotian paradise.
Like all the Service personnel one meets in remote places, he is dedicated, and does not begrudge his time.
We should not begrudge one player one penny; many have lived too long with financial sacrifice. Times, Sunday Times
But I don't think anyone could begrudge us getting something out of that game. The Sun
Surely Ed won't begrudge his hero the honour just this once. The Sun
Now, every once in a while, one of these New Englanders that owns the earth, especially that little stone portion called Plymouth Rock, which we never begrudged them, gets up at a great dinner and reads a fine speech and talks about civil and religious liberty which the Puritan came over to cause to flourish. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z
And no one can begrudge him that after all he has done for Arsenal. The Sun
Like all the Service personnel one meets in remote places, he is dedicated, and does not begrudge his time.
The farmer's wife never begrudged him a meal at the end of the day.
I'm an elementary school teacher and broke my foot and nobody begrudged me for taking a few days off (since I couldn't even walk to the bathroom and had to crawl the first couple of days). How will Clinton's surgery affect her job?
He begrudged every day of it because he knew that the sledding across the eastern ice would be dangerous and long. THE BROKEN GOD
I spend a lot of money on them; I don't begrudge a penny of it.
You almost don't begrudge paying out in the circumstances. The Sun
Nobody could begrudge us all three points. The Sun
I don't begrudge a penny of what he is earning from his new contract and I am sure George feels exactly the same way.
There can be few who begrudged her the personal happiness she seems to have obtained following her marriage to Commander, now Commodore, Laurence.
No one will begrudge it to any of them. Times, Sunday Times
Ahern told me he found those complaints more typical of the Irish penchant for begrudgery than serious social commentary.
This cannot be put down to traditional Irish begrudgery, or the provincial feuding that characterises the arts scene in any small city.
Few begrudge spending money on humanitarian aid such as that going to the Philippines. Times, Sunday Times
I don't begrudge your taking part in the dancing party.
Nobody can really begrudge us the three points. The Sun
You almost don't begrudge paying out in the circumstances. The Sun
Few begrudge spending money on humanitarian aid such as that going to the Philippines. Times, Sunday Times
I can't begrudge him the trip - I know I would love to get the chance to live and work in a new country for a few months every now and then.
No one would begrudge Villas-Boas his night. Times, Sunday Times
Just to say .... no one should begrudge POTUS getting his shot first, just as they should not have begrudged Cheny his vacationation. we need them at the job and healthy. it was just a silly remark he made. he's from Chicago and an attorney. Obama: Family 'will stand in line like everybody else' for vaccine
I don't think anyone could begrudge us that. The Sun
Nobody could begrudge the man a little bit of peace. The Sun
We begrudge the colder weather, the barren trees, the short days.
The solution to this problem is not to begrudge high pay at the top. Times, Sunday Times
The beer industry is heavily laden with begrudgery.
I begrudged the very hours of blessed sleep because by that much was I robbed of the joy that would have been mine had I remained awake. Chapter 31
The solution to this problem is not to begrudge high pay at the top. Times, Sunday Times
A very proud Haitian-American (who doesn't shun the begrudged diaspora label), self-identified black feminist, trained anthropologist but accidental academic (long story), performance and multi-media artist who doesn't fully belong in any one community, I am quite used to resisting other people's attempt and need to socially incarcerate me. Gina Athena Ulysse: Teaching Black Feminism and Paying it Forward
I do not begrudge him is wealth (except he is known as a piker to boot); I excoriate the both of them for their two-faced-ness. GraniteGrok
Every good rivalry is marked by begrudgery, is almost defined by it.
Those STILL IN EMPLOYMENT must carry the burden FAIRLY, making more people unemployed is not spreading the pain, it is self defeating self satisfying begrudgery on your part. Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52
But when asked whether they begrudged Sarah Palin her reported $100,000 speaking fee, they blanched. Think Progress » Fox News: Palin’s ‘Telepalmer’ Notes Were A Clever Plot To Call Attention To Obama’s Teleprompter
Only a cynic would begrudge her this one moment of romance. Times, Sunday Times
Some learned to use the mischance for favors... few of us begrudged them the extra rations or trivial treats so dearly bought. THE CURSE OF CHALION
Anyhow the first thing I vowed to give up for the New Year was the auld begrudgery.
Well, more sneering and begrudgery at Susans fantastic performance. Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
It's a costly ritual, and one that I begrudge, but it beats my woeful attempts with a needle and thread.
But why should we begrudge them good pay for a hard and dangerous job? The Sun
To begrudge them the right to choose their own government via the ballot box is hypocritical in the extreme.
So when he retired from the Post Office two years ago at the age of 52, no one would have begrudged him an early rest.
That was a masterpiece of a joy-buster: the triumph of the begrudger. Times, Sunday Times
You spend millions of pounds of my money jetting around the world, moving from one unnecessary parliament to another using an awful lot of bloody 'carbon footprint' mine's more of a shoeprint and you begrudge me reading a book without getting a headache? Archive 2009-08-01
It doesn't pay to be happy in a land gripped by begrudgery
Not that anybody begrudged a surgeon that money - especially when bankers were taking home bonuses of £2,000,000 and splashing out on new penthouse flats in Chelsea or the Docklands. Cartoon: Steve Bell on Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms
At home, O'Brien was on the receiving end of a dose of old fashioned begrudgery after he asked audience members for a bit of hush during a headline turn at October's Hard Working Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed
We don't begrudge the many genuinely hard-up old folk. The Sun
Some of us begrudge paying for a TV licence. Times, Sunday Times
His workplace relations minister begrudges a modest pay rise for the lowly paid, trotting out the hoary old chestnut that better pay costs jobs.
The solution to this problem is not to begrudge high pay at the top. Times, Sunday Times
No one would begrudge Villas-Boas his night. Times, Sunday Times
I don't begrudge people their private jets and grated truffles, nor anything which I can actually picture in my mind.
True, residential care does not come cheaply, but having seen how well my mother was treated, I do not begrudge one penny.
Nobody could begrudge the man a little bit of peace. The Sun
I don't think anyone could begrudge us that. The Sun
Equally, though no-one would begrudge mature students retraining as medics, it is fanciful to suppose that they alone can make up the shortfall.
In 2002 he scored 193 for India at Headingley as England were demolished by an innings to give the Yorkshire public the century they had craved 10 years earlier – and no Tyke begrudged him. Sachin Tendulkar's Yorkshire roots helped make him a master of modesty
You are so right, alas, there is more and more and no shortage of begrudgery and petty selfishness in Ballina.
Just as I would never begrudge a high school athlete for decommitting or transferring from a school to improve his chances at success I hold coaches to that same standard. In The Bleachers - A College Football Blog and Podcast
She is gracious and talented, and no one begrudged her good fortune.
No one will begrudge it to any of them. Times, Sunday Times
A lot of our legendary begrudgery was spawned by the fact that material success was such a rare bird.
I don't even begrudge them the 30 minutes' worth of commercials they subjected their captive audience to.
Talk to staff in health board and social welfare offices around the country and they will tell you they are bearing the brunt of the begrudgery.
Does he really think people would begrudge him happiness (if a rather haunted one)?
But why should we begrudge them good pay for a hard and dangerous job? The Sun
Surely no-one in Castlereagh would begrudge a modest investment in proper safe, clean and comfortable working accommodation for their public servants?
Surely Ed won't begrudge his hero the honour just this once. The Sun
It's a portrait of the begrudger. Times, Sunday Times
On the red carpet tonight, nobody is going to begrudge her a few stretchmarks. Times, Sunday Times
After aligning his Pulitzer-winning novel The Hours to Mrs Dalloway and Virginia Woolf, Cunningham makes a mistake in linking By Nightfall to Joyce, continues Mars-Jones: "If he had chosen softer models he would cut a better figure, the contrast being smaller … Joyce would have begrudged By Nightfall the rationed reading time failing eyes he gave so willingly to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". Review of The Hours author's latest book wins inaugural hatchet job award
I begrudge every penny I pay in tax.
He begrudged his friend the award.
Why do politicians continue to begrudge the tiny investment that yields such stupendous results? Times, Sunday Times
Nobody can really begrudge us the three points. The Sun
We played very well and I don't think anyone could begrudge us the win. Times, Sunday Times
I begrudge every penny of taxpayers' cash going to athletes while people are forced to wait for hip operations or cancer treatment.
Some will be outraged, but it's hard to begrudge him the money. The Sun
We don't begrudge the many genuinely hard-up old folk. The Sun
Nobody will begrudge her that for a moment. Times, Sunday Times
I certainly don't begrudge him the Nobel Prize.
I'm always conscious that some people will begrudge me this carefree lifestyle because I am on a sole parent's pension.
We should not begrudge one player one penny; many have lived too long with financial sacrifice. Times, Sunday Times
Monies due should be paid up and there should be no begrudgery.
You won't begrudge a single one. Times, Sunday Times
Some of us begrudge paying for a TV licence. Times, Sunday Times
I love my siblings dearly and don't begrudge them the money. Times, Sunday Times
Make this a room that the whole family wants to be in, preferably all at once, and you'll not begrudge a penny of the thousands it'll cost you.
You surely don't begrudge him his happiness.
Two of the most important reasons for the dismal state of Irish politics are anti-intellectualism and begrudgery. Irish Blogs
People don't begrudge Jerry Seinfeld or Michael Jordan their millions.
Why begrudge money raised for animals? The Sun
I am begrudgedly thankfull my Grandfathers, both of whom sacrificed for “We The People” in WW2 are no longer with us to whitness what is taking place so rapidly in plain sight. Dem Scheme: Seat Brown Late if he Wins, Until After Health Care Gets to Senate - Dan_Perrin’s blog - RedState
Why do politicians continue to begrudge the tiny investment that yields such stupendous results? Times, Sunday Times
There is little indication that their parents begrudged them their cultivated and hunting ways provided they evinced lofty intellectual interests.
Apollinaire said to Bo, We are all a little envious; even the most insignificant marks of favour are begrudged. Audrey Niffenegger | Moths of the New World
Why begrudge money raised for animals? The Sun
A good cause we all agree, without one bit of begrudgery. Irish Blogs
This soft-focus account might have grated coming from another pen, but it is impossible to begrudge a man who writes with such good humour and who knows only too well that he has fallen on his feet.
Not that I begrudge him a few sovs in royalties - which perhaps he can invest in a hair transplant - but it really is beyond surreal.
Nobody will begrudge her that for a moment. Times, Sunday Times
We must not begrudge those troops the money for turkey dinners or carol concerts. The Sun
And who could begrudge the big fella the easy life after all those years being used as a punchbag for some of the baddest men on the planet?
I don't think anyone could begrudge us that. The Sun
I could hardly begrudge him his lack of enthusiasm, we were probably the hundredth group he'd spoken to.
He looked longingly upon the two crop-eared fellows, and begrudged the Church the possession of them. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea
And no one can begrudge him that after all he has done for Arsenal. The Sun
Only a cynic would begrudge her this one moment of romance. Times, Sunday Times
I don't begrudge them their fame, their fortune, their masses of sweaty teenage girls and boys rushing the stage to touch them.
No one would begrudge Villas-Boas his night. Times, Sunday Times
Surely no-one in Castlereagh would begrudge a modest investment in proper safe, clean and comfortable working accommodation for their public servants?
We played very well and I don't think anyone could begrudge us the win. Times, Sunday Times
Nobody would begrudge him a chance to perform on the international stage. The Sun
After hurling, our second national sport is begrudgery, so it was with no small disappointment we realised, in the wake of our victory at the Battle of Bengaluru, that rather than rail against the injustice of it all, our vanquished opponents seemed genuinely pleased for us. Ireland expected England to hurl abuse in defeat, not throw flowers | Barry Glendenning
But I thought afterwards that I should outline to myself and people reading this blog why I am so sceptical of the EU - seeing as I don't like to appear untowardly negative or a begrudger of people's genuine aims.
I don't begrudge her being so successful.
But I don't think anyone could begrudge us getting something out of that game. The Sun
Nobody will begrudge her that for a moment. Times, Sunday Times
Who would begrudge the Iraqi people their long - awaited liberation?
You won't begrudge a single one. Times, Sunday Times
He didn't go so far as to blame their non-appearance on begrudgery, but he didn't have to.
But I've been very patient - I love music, and I don't want to begrudge someone the chance to practice on their chosen instrument.
We shouldn't begrudge her this success.
But who would begrudge her some happiness in her twilight years?
There is begrudgery towards the amounts spent on rural areas which is largely based on misinformation.
I don't begrudge these people their right to work, and they have to work really hard.
He is one of those rare individuals whose wealth and success no one begrudges.
Surely Ed won't begrudge his hero the honour just this once. The Sun
Some will be outraged, but it's hard to begrudge him the money. The Sun
It's a free country and I certainly don't begrudge Mr. Coursey the right to make money in any way he sees fit, but (and I'm being charitable here) I'm not sure his "fame" is a good fit for his business model. The Pork Endorsement

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