bitter pill

Example Sentences

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In early 2020, Doherty, now 52, announced that she was battling a recurrence of breast cancer that had progressed to stage four, calling it “a bitter pill to swallow.”

From Seattle Times

It's the largest defamation lawsuit settlement in history, but for those who wanted to hold Fox accountable, it was a bitter pill to swallow.

From Salon

That would be a blow to their pride and a bitter pill to swallow, and it would almost certainly trigger some soul-searching for ownership, given how exhausting and expensive this title defense has been.

From Washington Post

That is a bitter pill for Richard Scott, a retired Omagh policeman who showed a visitor how he helped move the dead from the street that day, wrapping them in sheets and laying them, three abreast, in an alleyway.

From New York Times

That has been an especially bitter pill for Osaka, which is hosting the 2025 World Expo and was counting on the advertising giant’s support to pull off the event.

From New York Times