bitter pill
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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All of this is a rather bitter pill for working women, particularly mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Leonard played 65 games and averaged a career-best 27.9 points, however Wednesday’s loss was a bitter pill to swallow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
These demands would be a bitter pill for Washington and its Gulf Arab allies to swallow.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
It would be a bitter pill to swallow if you had to hire another heating engineer and pay a third time.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
Given that Russia was at this point at the very vanguard of modernism it was a bitter pill to swallow, and understandably so.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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