bittersweet

Example Sentences

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"Although it is bittersweet, I love to see her, happy and beautiful, with her whole life ahead of her."

From BBC

She's the first woman to win that prize, a feat she called "bittersweet".

From BBC

"I guess it's bittersweet that I'm the first one, the first woman, to get it," she told BBC News.

From BBC

Khaki describes the timing as "very heavy" and "bittersweet".

From BBC

Glasses of helo-murr, a bittersweet drink made from corn flour, lined the table.

From Barron's