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'bitter' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'bitter' with 14 example sentences.


bitter adjective

: marked by strong resentment or cynicism

: very difficult to accept or bear

: harsh or corrosive in tone

: expressive of severe grief or regret

: proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity

: causing a sharp and acrid taste experience

: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

bitter noun

: English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)

: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

bitter verb

: make bitter

bitter adverb

: extremely and sharply


  • The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
  • The verdict was a bitter pill to swallow.
  • Bitter oranges are the principal ingredient in English marmalade.
  • This tea is too bitter.
  • He had a bitter experience.
  • Good medicine is bitter to the mouth.
  • We had many bitter experiences during the war.
  • It is said that the taste of love is bitter.
  • I'm not bitter at all.
  • Sugar is sweet, lemon is sour... and what is bitter?
  • The old man is angry and bitter.
  • Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
  • By and by, the bitter north wind began to blow.
  • She is very bitter toward me.
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