Example Sentences

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“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

The ensuing debate leaves the parties bitterly deadlocked.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But many Californians complain bitterly about the cost of living, squeezed by sky-high housing prices and the most expensive gas in the country.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The film may not propose a solution to any of our maladies, but it’s a bitterly convincing diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He shivered as he remembered the three bitterly cold nights they’d spent in their tent.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis