bitter
Example Sentences
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Leonard played 65 games and averaged a career-best 27.9 points, however Wednesday’s loss was a bitter pill to swallow.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Harry stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and later relocated to California with Meghan amid a bitter royal family rift.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Howe issued similar words after a bruising defeat against bitter rivals Sunderland last time out.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The author is bitter toward the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the public corporation overseeing New York transit, for borrowing from Wall Street, just as the private rail lines did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
It was a strange dinner party that evening, veering as it did from heartfelt thanksgiving to the nearest thing to a bitter argument our close-knit family had ever had.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing bitter
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