bitter cup
Example Sentences
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Knapp, who lost her home and plans to rebuild, did not underplay the years of recovery ahead, but as we spoke, she dropped a few cubes of sugar into that bitter cup of coffee.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025
Add in rising costs for virtually everything and you have a bitter cup brewing for coffee drinkers.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2021
“People feel that I’m inside their homes, sitting at their kitchen table stirring a bitter cup of coffee.”
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2021
For the Nationalists, the loss of Nanchi was another bitter cup of tea.
From Time Magazine Archive
His bitter cup was full, and for the first time in his life he gave way to the pangs of jealousy when, at noontime, he saw Mr. Hydeman take her to lunch.
From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Connell, Richard
