bittersweet
Example Sentences
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Next year’s relocation to Boulder—after a request-for-proposals process in which it beat Cincinnati and Salt Lake City with Park City—is bittersweet.
"We very much live for now, which isn't always the right choice," they laughed, saying they had just bought their dream car, but it was "bittersweet" as Andy can't drive it.
From BBC
And Flagg then missed a potential tying 20-foot jump shot in the game's final action, to end his record-breaking night on a bittersweet note.
From Barron's
But the moment was bittersweet for him as Monday was also the birthday of his father Vitaly.
From BBC
That was followed by a synth-pop tune in “bittersweet” and “bad enough,” which leaned back into typical pop production.
From Los Angeles Times
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