embittered
Example Sentences
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By 1776 this had changed, mostly because of the war itself, which embittered and radicalized its participants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Just make sure you don’t become so aggrieved or embittered that you let it affect your job performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Set in 1872, Forsaken, focuses on embittered gunslinger John Henry Clayton's return to his hometown and his attempts to build bridges with his estranged father.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
Brash British playwright Jez Butterworth’s “The Hills of California,” a Chekhovian drama with a modern edge about the vigil variously embittered sisters are holding for their dying mother, who unsuccessfully groomed them for showbiz glory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
Germans were embittered by the way so many German speakers were placed under the rule of other countries.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
