bitterness
Example Sentences
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The discord began at a time when bitterness about Spain’s colonial legacy had largely receded, and many Mexicans celebrate their mixed European and Indigenous heritage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Tahini has a kind of quiet luxury to it — less sweet than nut butters, less showy, with a soft, earthy depth that can tip, just slightly, into bitterness in a way that feels intentional.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
We know how this game ends: in bitterness and resentment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
She described forgiveness not as saying it was OK, but as releasing the "bitterness so it no longer dominates how you feel".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
“Good Heaven! what is to become of us? What are we to do?” would they often exclaim in the bitterness of woe.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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