bitterness
Example Sentences
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“We felt a bitterness in our souls, because Ukraine, our Motherland, had left us behind,” said Andrii Stukalin, one of the prisoners.
From New York Times
"The only way they lose me is bitterness," says Baker.
From BBC
There are exceptions: I remember my first taste of Negroni, a bolt of crimson bitterness across my brain, requiring a second investigatory sip and then an order of another.
From Washington Post
The daily newspaper Le Monde noted in an editorial that Mr. Macron ran the risk of “fostering a persistent bitterness, or even igniting sparks of violence.”
From New York Times
“I tried to enjoy each moment, coexisting with the bitterness of what was happening,” he said, “keeping a bright hope.”
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.