bitter
Example Sentences
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While potassium salt has a similar flavor, it can develop a slightly bitter taste when heated.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 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
Paramount would have a bitter pill to swallow if regulators actually blocked the transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
She smelled of ash and dust, old cloth and bitter herbs.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
