bittersweet
Example Sentences
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As Palestinian football officially resumed this week, his return to the stadium proved bittersweet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
I wanted it dark, fudgy and almost absurdly moist, with shredded zucchini and big pockets of bittersweet chocolate — but not so moist that the whole enterprise tipped into gummy.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
A Korean-American boy’s experience of a world unlike the urban playground of his ordinary life is recollected from the bittersweet perspective of adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
India, the world's largest consumer of sugar, is trying to avoid a bittersweet festive season.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Leo couldn’t understand the words, but the song was plaintive and bittersweet, as if she were describing a home she could never return to.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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