embitter

Example Sentences

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Germans were embittered by the way so many German speakers were placed under the rule of other countries.

From Literature

Both Sam and Ruth are embittered by loss and a sense of alienation, thus their shared tendencies toward self-harm — Sam with his suicidal ideations and Ruth with her relentless drinking.

From New York Times

As it was, Jefferson had become a man “poisoned by ambition and his Temper embittered against the Constitution and the Administration.”

From Literature

Many Haitians are embittered over the organization’s role in a cholera epidemic after the 2010 quake, which was traced to poor sanitation by U.N. peacekeepers.

From New York Times

The outcome embittered Mr. Friess and his allies, who saw Mr. Gordon’s victory as part of a worrying trend of creeping progressivism in the state — and believed too many Republicans were part of that trend.

From New York Times