be bitter
Frequency: 8.025.5 per million words
to feel or seem angry and unhappy about something.
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- She is still bitter about the way she was treated.
- The wind outside is bitter, so wrap up warm.
- The coffee is bitter because it was brewed for too long.
- He was bitter after losing the promotion he felt he deserved.
- The night air was so bitter that my breath turned to frost.
- This medicine is incredibly bitter, so I always take it with juice.
- They will be bitter if the decision goes against them.
- Forecasters predict this winter will be particularly bitter.
- Why is this dark chocolate so bitter? I thought it was supposed to be sweet.
- He has been bitter towards his family ever since the argument.
- I can't believe how bitter the weather is for this time of year.
- Without any sugar, the herbal tea was bitter and hard to drink.
- Why are you so bitter about such a small mistake?
- The January morning was bitter, with ice covering every surface.
- Some leafy greens, like radicchio, are bitter by nature.
- It's understandable that he is a little bitter about his unfair dismissal.
- As soon as I stepped outside, I realized the cold was truly bitter.
- The tonic water will be bitter on its own, but it's great in a gin and tonic.
- After the betrayal, she was understandably bitter for a long time.
- Be prepared for the weather at the summit to be bitter.
- The orange peel is bitter, which is why you should only use the zest.
- Don't be bitter; it only hurts yourself in the end.
- Is it always this bitter in the Arctic?
- I was warned that the traditional remedy would be bitter, and it certainly was.
- I'm worried he might be bitter if we don't invite him to the party.
- I remember one year when the cold was so bitter that the pipes froze solid.
- If the melon rind is bitter, you've probably cut too close to the skin.
- Even after all these years, the old soldier was still bitter about the war.
- If the wind is this bitter tomorrow, we'll have to cancel the hike.
- Unripe persimmons are bitter due to high levels of tannins.