feel bitter
Example Sentences
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“Is this fair? I bring home $2,400 per month. I feel slighted. I guess I also feel bitter because I never felt comfortable paying for his kids. What do you think?”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
“Though I feel bitter, Abe is not my true enemy. He is only one of the Unification Church’s most influential sympathizers,” Yamagami wrote in his letter.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022
A woman whose good work as a composer was overshadowed by the titanic gifts of her father and best friend could easily feel bitter, but Rodgers calmly insists, “I’m happy with what I achieved.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022
My job is to make sure they don’t feel bitter or lost.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2022
Some of the mechanics, who had been pilots before the war, struggled not to feel bitter about it.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
