bitter
Example Sentences
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Exxon has faced bitter fights over shareholder resolutions in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But his policies have triggered bitter upheaval, with workers and Indigenous people taking to the streets in protest.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“OUCH. It’s almost painful to consider that these folks are SO bitter that they can’t ever laugh.”
From Salon • May 20, 2026
He is giving you this money out of his own pocket because you are his sister and he understands that you have had to swallow a bitter pill.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
I turned down the next block, whizzing past the cookie-cutter houses painted in one of three shades: bitter brown, sour cream, or sullen yellow.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Vocabulary lists containing bitter
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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