bittersweet
Example Sentences
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“It’s a bittersweet surrender that you cannot predict anything,” McCraney said, adding that the best he can do is follow his instincts toward scripts that stir something within himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The merger with Paramount, which the companies aim to close by the end of September, has cast a pall over Warner Bros., making its box-office success this year bittersweet.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
It softens the harsher edges of coffee and bittersweet chocolate, adding warmth without sweetness.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
Now, Iowa is mourning as questions and bursts of bittersweet pride begin again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Leo couldn’t understand the words, but the song was plaintive and bittersweet, as if she were describing a home she could never return to.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
