bitterly
- a word derived from bitter.
Example Sentences
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"The Australian Government is deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed that authorities in Laos are not pursuing the most serious charges," Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
“You put into me the perception of the incomparable,” Bettany version says in a bitterly mournful prayer at the end of the second episode, “and then ensured that I would know myself forever mediocre.”
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
To the west it borders on a profoundly and bitterly estranged Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Richard Edwards, defending, Lee had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity and "bitterly regrets" his impulsive actions.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
The boy was looking around the house, at the walls and floors and kotatsu, then said bitterly, “It’s warm here.”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
