bitterness

Example Sentences

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Tahini has a kind of quiet luxury to it — less sweet than nut butters, less showy, with a soft, earthy depth that can tip, just slightly, into bitterness in a way that feels intentional.

From Salon

I was fearful too because, after living through the horror of the bombing of Dresden, everyone we came across was full of anger and bitterness against the Americans and the British.

From Literature

He took some dried willow bark from his medicine pouch and chewed it, gagging on its gritty bitterness.

From Literature

We know how this game ends: in bitterness and resentment.

From The Wall Street Journal

The word burst out of me, weighted with bitterness.

From Literature