bitterness
Example Sentences
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The discord began at a time when bitterness about Spain’s colonial legacy had largely receded, and many Mexicans celebrate their mixed European and Indigenous heritage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
We know how this game ends: in bitterness and resentment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
It acts as a kind of bass note — amplifying the darker frequencies of cocoa, intensifying its bitterness and pulling it into focus.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
"Every trace of hatred, of resentment, of bitterness, of discontent."
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
We looked at each other, trembling on the brink of a quarrel, bitterness parting the threads of forbearance one by one, but while a few still held, suddenly, the outward semblance fell away.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
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