bitterness
Example Sentences
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Ms. Jensen’s whole-wheat dough has added honey and olive oil for softness and to offset the flour’s slight bitterness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Earlier in the season there was only bitterness and rancour at Celtic Park.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Such a cloying tone from the queen of bitterness!
From Slate • May 6, 2026
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
The words came out with a bitterness, and he cringed.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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