bitterness
Example Sentences
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But both he and Balda know how much medicine the audience can handle in their fluff before the bitterness overwhelms the sweet.
From Salon • May 17, 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
I walk into my own room, slamming the door behind me, eyes stinging from dust and bitterness.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
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