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

That’s about $200 less than what last year’s model cost at launch, but it’s still a bitter pill for most people to swallow.

From Washington Post

It would also be a particularly bitter pill to swallow given that every registered and active voter — more than 22 million Californians — will receive a ballot in the mail, an extension of rules set up for the November 2020 election due to public health concerns over in-person voting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

The province, including his district of Khwahan, is now almost entirely in the hands of the Taliban — a bitter pill for the government as it was the one area in Afghanistan that resisted the insurgents throughout their reign in the late 1990s.

From New York Times

“It’s a bitter pill we’ve been swallowing, and now it’s our time to speak out,” she said.

From Seattle Times