bitterness

Example Sentences

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The rest of the band joins in as Ayewa calls for the listener to look up to a world above war, bitterness, and division.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Tahini has a kind of quiet luxury to it — less sweet than nut butters, less showy, with a soft, earthy depth that can tip, just slightly, into bitterness in a way that feels intentional.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

We know how this game ends: in bitterness and resentment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

With emotion can come suspicion, bitterness and rancour.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

“Oh,” I said, furtively trying to sniff myself to see if I could detect sweetness or bitterness or berries.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff