bitterness
Example Sentences
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The raw bitterness displayed between the rivals underscores the challenge the companies will have working together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
It acts as a kind of bass note — amplifying the darker frequencies of cocoa, intensifying its bitterness and pulling it into focus.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
With emotion can come suspicion, bitterness and rancour.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
At the time, the board envisioned a power-sharing arrangement between the two Bobs, but it ultimately fueled bitterness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Even though I could imagine biting into fluffy buttermilk pancakes, lightly dusted with powdered sugar and a dribbling of warm maple syrup, my mouth tightened with bitterness.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
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