bittersweet
Example Sentences
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"There is a bittersweet feeling, and it is a bit after the Lord Mayor's Show. But you only have to rewind 36 hours when it was doom and gloom."
From Barron's
It’s a bittersweet thing, but I think it’s something that everybody goes through.
From Los Angeles Times
Leon Battista Alberti wrote a book on the institution of the family—rendered bittersweet by his own illegitimate identity; Mr. Luzzi quotes Alberti liberally.
In retrospect, that scene is bittersweet, too, reminding us of another small blessing that’s gone.
From Salon
But the achievements still feel bittersweet, as they are special moments she wishes her parents could have experienced with her.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
