bitter
Example Sentences
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And after a bitter three-year strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette over wages and healthcare benefits, the family said in January that the paper will cease publication in May.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
We’re talking about an enormous bureaucratic organization with 2,000 years of weird and troubled history, whose massive internal contradictions and bitter factional disputes are only partly visible to outsiders.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The Champions Cup had provided Harlequins with some bright spots in a troubled campaign so this home defeat by another out-of-form team will be a bitter blow.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Though last year’s Final Four run ended in bitter heartbreak, Kirstie is more optimistic about UCLA’s chances this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Ice-cold, and bitter, and viscous, like she’d taken a swig of gasoline.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing bitter
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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