grudging

• Yardman's smile was wide and toothy yet somehow grudging, as if he resented the effort such a smile required. —  EQMM,January2008
• The very continuation by Democrats of Bush's policies will be grudging, if silent, acknowledgement of how much he got right. —  AroundTheCapitol.com
• Even so, yesterday's acknowledgment of a human component in climate change was grudging - and Palin still supports drilling in the Arctic wilderness preserve, which McCain opposes. —  Top Stories - Google News
• The very continuation by Democrats of Bush's policies will be grudging, if silent, acknowledgment of how much he got right. —  Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll
• Where's your pass The Indian took from his waistband a slip of paper which he handed to the overseer, who looked at it and gave it back with a grudging--"It's all right this time, but you'd better be careful. —  Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia

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