bittersweet

Example Sentences

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Gellar’s bittersweet announcement prompted Los Angeles resident Bren O’Brien to organize a rally on Monday outside Hulu’s headquarters in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The merger with Paramount, which the companies aim to close by the end of September, has cast a pall over Warner Bros., making its box-office success this year bittersweet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

It softens the harsher edges of coffee and bittersweet chocolate, adding warmth without sweetness.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

For Fakhri, the imam, it is another bittersweet Ramadan in Aceh.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

After dinner the men would sing, accompanied by tin whistles and the bittersweet pluck of mandolin strings.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood