bittersweet
Example Sentences
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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
It softens the harsher edges of coffee and bittersweet chocolate, adding warmth without sweetness.
From Salon
Now, Iowa is mourning as questions and bursts of bittersweet pride begin again.
"Although it is bittersweet, I love to see her, happy and beautiful, with her whole life ahead of her."
From BBC
She's the first woman to win that prize, a feat she called "bittersweet".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
