bitter pill

Example Sentences

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That has been an especially bitter pill for Osaka, which is hosting the 2025 World Expo and was counting on the advertising giant’s support to pull off the event.

From New York Times

Even if the coming week brings stability, that is a bitter pill for investors who had bought into what was the consensual buy trade entering 2022.

From Reuters

“Especially after covid, there’s a lot of people who are going to truly feel like this is a bitter pill to swallow,” Gifford said.

From Washington Post

Futch’s home is so close to SoFi, he said, that during the Super Bowl it will sound like he’s inside the stadium — a bitter pill to swallow for a hard-core Raiders fan.

From New York Times

While breaking apart the Build Back Better Act — and particularly dropping the expanded child tax credit — would be a bitter pill to swallow, a sober and wide-angled assessment shows that families would still be getting a desperately needed elixir.

From Washington Post