bitter-sweet memory

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

refers to a memory that brings both happiness and sadness

bitter-sweetADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

memory

Examples (10)

  • Graduation day left me with a bitter-sweet memory of leaving my friends behind.
  • Visiting her grandmother's house always brings back a bitter-sweet memory of their time together.
  • The old photograph triggered a bitter-sweet memory of his first love.
  • Leaving my hometown is a bitter-sweet memory I'll never forget.
  • For the team, winning the championship after such a hard season remains a truly bitter-sweet memory.
  • He often smiled at the bitter-sweet memory of his youthful adventures and mistakes.
  • The farewell party was a beautiful occasion, now just a bitter-sweet memory.
  • Revisiting my childhood home evoked a single, powerful bitter-sweet memory.
  • She shared a bitter-sweet memory about her last holiday with her family before they moved apart.
  • It's a bitter-sweet memory because while I was happy to succeed, I was sad that the journey was over.