reflect bitterly
Frequency: 3.50.8 per million words
To think about something with deep sadness and anger.
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- He reflected bitterly on his wasted youth and missed opportunities.
- She reflected bitterly that she had been betrayed by her closest friend.
- After losing the election, the candidate reflected bitterly on the failed campaign.
- They reflected bitterly on the injustices they had suffered during the long war.
- "It was all for nothing," he reflected bitterly as he looked at the ruins.
- As he sat in his cell, he reflected bitterly on the choices that led him there.
- She reflected bitterly upon the fact that her hard work had gone unrewarded for years.
- The old man reflected bitterly on the changes that had destroyed his quiet hometown.
- Many former employees reflected bitterly on the company's sudden and avoidable collapse.
- He paused to reflect bitterly on the many years he had spent in a loveless marriage.