bittersweet
Example Sentences
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While much of the album feels appropriately bittersweet, McCartney finds plenty of time for whimsical diversions.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
That's why it has been so bittersweet for Howe and his staff to have seen the academy graduate flourish elsewhere.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Tana French’s “The Keeper” is the final volume in her Cal Hooper trilogy and a bittersweet reckoning for its protagonist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
If being a head coach in the Stanley Cup playoffs is a dream come true for Smith, a hockey lifer, it may be a bittersweet one.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
I don’t remember starting out that morning, but I do remember trying to sleep and feeling quite alone except for a dull, bittersweet ache.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing bittersweet
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