bitterness
Example Sentences
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The rest of the band joins in as Ayewa calls for the listener to look up to a world above war, bitterness, and division.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The raw bitterness displayed between the rivals underscores the challenge the companies will have working together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
It acts as a kind of bass note — amplifying the darker frequencies of cocoa, intensifying its bitterness and pulling it into focus.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
"Every trace of hatred, of resentment, of bitterness, of discontent."
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
What bitterness was behind this I do not know, or what condemnation of his powerlessness to feed his children; but this I do know: his spirit was very strong, and he was an upright man.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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