bitterness
Example Sentences
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Such a cloying tone from the queen of bitterness!
From Slate • May 6, 2026
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
The liquid was still thick, and still the color of old blood, but the dirt taste was gone, as was the spicy bitterness.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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