bitterness
Example Sentences
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Earlier in the season there was only bitterness and rancour at Celtic Park.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
The melon’s bitterness, the plant’s resilience, mix with the sun’s relentlessness.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
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 liquid was still thick, and still the color of old blood, but the dirt taste was gone, as was the spicy bitterness.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
"America"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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