bittersweet
Example Sentences
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Chances are you’ll be in good company there, with me and other musical daydreamers sharing the same sense of drifting into a bittersweet beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The production is said to be a "joyful, tender and bittersweet celebration of music, ambition and the courage it takes to be heard".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
While much of the album feels appropriately bittersweet, McCartney finds plenty of time for whimsical diversions.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
It was bittersweet, but I had a huge smile on my face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
I let the smooth, slightly bittersweet chocolate melt a little on my tongue as the class started filling up.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
Vocabulary lists containing bittersweet
Brown Girl Dreaming
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