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
We know how this game ends: in bitterness and resentment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
"Every trace of hatred, of resentment, of bitterness, of discontent."
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
"The defeat leaves us with bitterness, but our players gave everything."
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
In that moment, with so much bitterness thrumming inside him, he needed this sweetness.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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