bittersweet
Example Sentences
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While much of the album feels appropriately bittersweet, McCartney finds plenty of time for whimsical diversions.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Georgie's older sister Steph, 40, said meeting Kim had been bittersweet for the family.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
It was bittersweet, but I had a huge smile on my face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
After filming more than 40 episodes, the farewell felt bittersweet for the performers.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
He enjoyed listening to Nately, whose maudlin, bittersweet lamentations mirrored much of his own romantic desolation and never failed to evoke in him resurgent tides of longing for his wife and children.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing bittersweet
Brown Girl Dreaming
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