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
“I paid the price. I don’t resent it or anything like that. I don’t feel bitter about it.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
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
While some feel bitter about the warmth shown to fleeing Ukrainians, the Syrians also recall their own war, and hope the Ukrainians will fare better than they did.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 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
