Grudges is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Grudges meaning
plural of grudge
Using Grudges
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of grudge
- In the example corpus, grudges often appears in combinations such as: grudges against, hold grudges, holding grudges.
Context around Grudges
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grudges
- In this selection, "grudges" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, holding, huge, line, none and saying stand out and add context to how "grudges" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are holding grudges and are no grudges there is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grudges" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grudges
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Years later, both the ladies resolved their grudges. (8 words)
Novak Djokovic insists he holds NO grudges against Australia. (9 words)
She added: 'There are no grudges, there is nothing like that. (11 words)
He and his whole family hold huge grudges (none of his siblings talk to each other) so if I don’t grovel and apologize and suffer through his ranting about how terrible I am, I can almost guarantee we’ll never see each other again. (45 words)
He taught me many helpful lessons: that people do business with people they like; that it’s important to have grace, to be personable and to listen; and how to be an empathetic leader, which means not being vindictive or holding grudges. (42 words)
She also shared a photo of herself on the hospital bed, urging her friends to avoid wasting their time in anger, regret, worries, and grudges, saying life is too short to be unhappy. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
He and his whole family hold huge grudges (none of his siblings talk to each other) so if I don’t grovel and apologize and suffer through his ranting about how terrible I am, I can almost guarantee we’ll never see each other again.
He taught me many helpful lessons: that people do business with people they like; that it’s important to have grace, to be personable and to listen; and how to be an empathetic leader, which means not being vindictive or holding grudges.
It’s a touching story about the futility of grudges, the impossibility of escaping one’s past, and the cruelest aspects of industrialization.
Novak Djokovic insists he holds NO grudges against Australia.
She said: "I think holding grudges just brings yourself down, so I would not do that.
The 24-year-old held no grudges at this decision as he later revealed a lack of match fitness.
There are championships on the line, grudges to be settled and legends returning to the ring in front of tens of thousands of fans in California.
There is so much animosity and rage that strangers are holding grudges.
They worry the bill, which is intended to protect student safety, could be exploited by people harbouring grudges against a teacher.
This is not a popular piece of advice and flies in the face of what we are taught about grudges (that you should never hold them).
This sign, represented by a scorpion, is a patient plotter who holds grudges and will find the right moment to act (or sting).
Years later, both the ladies resolved their grudges.
He disclosed that he can’t be friends with people who hold grudges.
I do, however, know that Mr. Cameron has long nursed deep grudges against me for reasons that have been published in various media.
It’s a clear demonstration of her petty and vindictive nature, prioritizing personal grudges over the well-being of our citizens,” said Elford.
Pain and hurt has no privilege and a serious illness is a poignant reminder for any family that life is too precious to bear grudges.
She added: 'There are no grudges, there is nothing like that.
She also shared a photo of herself on the hospital bed, urging her friends to avoid wasting their time in anger, regret, worries, and grudges, saying life is too short to be unhappy.
Surely there were answers, I thought, in those scattered tales of Old World grudges or Depression-era misery.
That is why, unlike in the game’s older formats, no one quite grudges their big wins.
Common combinations with grudges
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- grudges against 10×
- hold grudges 9×
- holding grudges 6×
- no grudges 6×
- grudges and 5×
- personal grudges 3×
- of grudges 2×
- holds grudges 2×
- their grudges 2×
- grudges over 2×