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
If Kurdish forces cross the border, it will be a bittersweet moment for the PAK's Hana Yazdanpana.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
It softens the harsher edges of coffee and bittersweet chocolate, adding warmth without sweetness.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
This was Adams’s resigned but bittersweet mood in 1809, when Rush reported his most amazing dream yet.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
