bitterness
Example Sentences
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Repeatedly, Marina is told she looks just like her mom, but the comment occasionally contains a trace of bitterness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Luke’s piece tells the story of Mike Love, 85, the last remaining member of one of the 20th century’s consummate pop acts, while also reflecting on nostalgia, bitterness, legacy, and mortality.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
But even before the tournament begins, he cannot hide his bitterness.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Ms. Jensen’s whole-wheat dough has added honey and olive oil for softness and to offset the flour’s slight bitterness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
I was filled with the bitterness of not having the typewriter for which I had worked so hard.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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