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bittersweet

[bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet] / ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit /
ADJECTIVE
affecting
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaffecting






Example Sentences

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Chances are you’ll be in good company there, with me and other musical daydreamers sharing the same sense of drifting into a bittersweet beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

That's why it has been so bittersweet for Howe and his staff to have seen the academy graduate flourish elsewhere.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

A brownie that picks a lane and commits: dense and structured, deeply bittersweet and finished with a sharp hit of salt.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

“It’s bittersweet to have a place this long, because you do go through the generations,” Cox said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

She heard sausages hissing in the kitchen, saw her brother’s collection of sports magazines on the livingroom table, smelled the bittersweet odor of Calpurnia’s hairdressing.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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