bitter pill
Example Sentences
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Losing Stewart for longer than that would be a bitter pill for USC to swallow at the start of a highly anticipated season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
All of this is a rather bitter pill for working women, particularly mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
These demands would be a bitter pill for Washington and its Gulf Arab allies to swallow.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
“This will be a bitter pill to swallow,” SGH Macro’s Duy said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
It was a bitter pill for me to swallow, too.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
