embittered

Example Sentences

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Yet the collapse of Reconstruction in 1877 and the rise of Jim Crow left him embittered, mourning the rollback of hard-won rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Set in 1872, Forsaken, focuses on embittered gunslinger John Henry Clayton's return to his hometown and his attempts to build bridges with his estranged father.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

Vance cast his fellow Appalachians as stuck and embittered with a country that moved on without them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

Sweeney said Wednesday his priority this summer is to sign goalie Jeremy Swayman to an extension, preferably avoiding the arbitration process that left the 25-year-old Alaskan embittered last summer.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

Such labelling and treatment made them an angry and embittered lot.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane