bitterness
Example Sentences
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The melon’s bitterness, the plant’s resilience, mix with the sun’s relentlessness.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Such a cloying tone from the queen of bitterness!
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The couple's bitterness towards their younger counterparts is "rooted in envy", Mulligan says.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
To call him a good loser is simply untrue—though from what we can tell the bitterness was always directed inward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Penelope’s bitterness about the recent collapse of her own fortunes grew tenfold.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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