bitterness

Example Sentences

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The brown butter lends a nutty undertone and caramel depth, a quiet bitterness that keeps the sweetness in check.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The rest of the band joins in as Ayewa calls for the listener to look up to a world above war, bitterness, and division.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

"Every trace of hatred, of resentment, of bitterness, of discontent."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Only the soul, obsessed with the journey it had made, and had still to make, pursued its mysterious and dreadful end; and carried, heavy with weeping and bitterness, the heart along.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin