bitterness
Example Sentences
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For we need not feel the bitterness of the past to discover its meaning for the present and the future.
From Seattle Times
In his homily, read before about 8,000 people in Christendom's largest church, Francis spoke of the bitterness, dismay and disillusionment many feel today.
From Reuters
“The more you perpetuate what happened in the past, the more generations are going to have that bitterness.”
From Seattle Times
Super fruity and very low in bitterness, it was an excellent, mood-elevating apéritif.
From New York Times
Mar'or, a bitter herb, symbolizes the bitterness and harshness of the slavery.
From Salon
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