grudgingly agree
Frequency: 4.51.8 per million words
to agree in a reluctant or resentful way
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- He grudgingly agreed to work overtime to finish the project.
- He grudgingly agreed to help his brother with the move.
- After hours of debate, the board grudgingly agreed to the new proposal.
- The committee grudgingly agreed to the new budget proposal.
- The child grudgingly agreed to share his toys with his little sister.
- She grudgingly agreed that he had a valid point.
- She grudgingly agreed to apologize, though she still felt she was right.
- After much persuasion, I grudgingly agreed to join the team.
- Faced with overwhelming evidence, the defendant grudgingly agreed to a plea deal.
- The landlord grudgingly agreed to fix the leaking roof.
- My boss grudgingly agreed to give me a day off, but made it clear he wasn't happy.
- They grudgingly agreed to share the profits equally.
- The government has grudgingly agreed to release the documents to the public.
- He grudgingly agreed to apologize for his rude behavior.
- While he disliked the idea, he grudgingly agreed to go to the party for his wife's sake.
- The government grudgingly agreed to release the confidential documents.
- It was grudgingly agreed upon that more funding was necessary, but no one wanted to raise taxes.
- My parents grudgingly agreed to let me go on the trip.
- "Fine, I'll do it," he said, grudgingly agreeing to take out the trash.
- She grudgingly agreed to try the strange food.