bitterness
Example Sentences
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Such a cloying tone from the queen of bitterness!
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The press’s gooey attitude was justified as relief from the daily bitterness of politics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The couple's bitterness towards their younger counterparts is "rooted in envy", Mulligan says.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
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
Then he said with bitterness: ‘If you like I can sit and read the paper awhile. But I wish you would let me sleep now.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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