bitter
Example Sentences
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The prime minister is traveling to India, until now a bitter rival, to mend fences and build new alliances with the world’s middle powers.
"My sister and I both wanted to be footballers, and for that my parents -- especially my mother -- had to endure bitter words," said the 20-year-old, who started playing at the age of five.
From Barron's
Despite a shared enmity for the United States and Israel, the Shiite and Sunni militias are bitter sectarian foes.
From Los Angeles Times
The moment - if it happens - just highlights the current gap between the bitter rivals.
From BBC
For USC, it was an especially bitter pill to swallow, considering how well things had started.
From Los Angeles Times
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