Explore Bitterly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like piercingly or bitingly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bitterly in a sentence
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Bitterly meaning
- In a bitter manner.
- Extremely
Synonyms of Bitterly
Using Bitterly
- The main meaning on this page is: In a bitter manner. | Extremely
- Useful related words include: with bitterness, piercingly, bitingly, bitter.
- In the example corpus, bitterly often appears in combinations such as: bitterly cold, bitterly divided, was bitterly.
Context around Bitterly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bitterly
- In this selection, "bitterly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, endure, davidson, recalled, disappointed, cold and divided stand out and add context to how "bitterly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include airbnb complain bitterly about the and also a bitterly divided country. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bitterly" sits close to words such as airfield, apr and bedding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bitterly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But the official upgraded the offence to a red after a VAR intervention, leaving Davidson bitterly disappointed. (17 words)
Teachers’ unions, though, have often bitterly fought the expansion of charter schools, most of which are not unionized. (18 words)
Nigeria is also a bitterly divided country, facing serious sectarian crises and agitations for the dissolution of the federation. (19 words)
After a positive start to the season with a thumping win over the Wallabies and having sent a large contingent of players to New Zealand early to make sure they were fresh for the match, the Boks will be bitterly disappointed with this result. (44 words)
She was thrilled that her home town of Irvine was mentioned in the lyrics of a famous Proclaimers’ hit, and the de-industrialisation of the country at the hands of an uncaring doctrinaire Conservative administration in London was bitterly resented. (40 words)
Property owners and platforms such as Airbnb complain bitterly about the law, but a fair number of city residents say they favor bringing short-term rentals back into the long-term market to ease a housing crunch. (37 words)
But in a 21st-century world that is far more interconnected and also more bitterly divided, can it remain relevant? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
After a positive start to the season with a thumping win over the Wallabies and having sent a large contingent of players to New Zealand early to make sure they were fresh for the match, the Boks will be bitterly disappointed with this result.
As a result, Craig, 45, a railway worker, his wife Helen and their two children are being forced to endure bitterly cold and damp rooms.
As recently as 2021 a resolution in support of the agreement and continued peace process passed via unanimous consent in the bitterly-divided US Senate.
But ahead of what threatens to be a bitterly contested election in 2024, the apex court does well to draw a line.
But in a 21st-century world that is far more interconnected and also more bitterly divided, can it remain relevant?
But the official upgraded the offence to a red after a VAR intervention, leaving Davidson bitterly disappointed.
Even in later life, Russ, who died in 2011, still recalled bitterly how when she stored fungus from a high school science project in the refrigerator at home, her mother reacted with unbridled hysteria.
Families of hostages protested the hearing bitterly, worried that the debate could endanger their family members being held by Hamas.
For example, in a bitterly and evenly divided America, power rotates ideologically between the Republican Party to the right and the Democratic Party to the left to ensure political stability.
In blank verse, rhymed couplets and ballad metre, Sullivan puts her formal skills to bitterly effective use, finding a glib jingle in the Grenfell inquiry’s bureaucratese (“this report is avowedly provisional.
I went to the Playhouse at 4pm on the Saturday intending to queue overnight on a bitterly cold evening in January - they went on sale early in the early hours of the following morning.
Members of the South West Gippsland Midweek Bowling Group were rugged up last week as they braved bitterly cold conditions for their weekly challenge…this time at San Remo Bowls Club.
Most of the records cases had been stored on timber two or three inches above the floor, although Treloar bitterly regretted his decision to abandon this practice shortly before the flood.
Nigeria is also a bitterly divided country, facing serious sectarian crises and agitations for the dissolution of the federation.
One of an unsuspecting teen's 'bitterly ironic' final words before he was killed in a 'savage and unprovoked' attack was 'safe', a court heard.
Property owners and platforms such as Airbnb complain bitterly about the law, but a fair number of city residents say they favor bringing short-term rentals back into the long-term market to ease a housing crunch.
She was thrilled that her home town of Irvine was mentioned in the lyrics of a famous Proclaimers’ hit, and the de-industrialisation of the country at the hands of an uncaring doctrinaire Conservative administration in London was bitterly resented.
Teachers’ unions, though, have often bitterly fought the expansion of charter schools, most of which are not unionized.
The expensive and at times bitterly contested campaign was one of just three races for governor in the country this year, all in traditionally strong Republican states.
The recent re-imagining of Aspects closed after three months this summer due to poor ticket sales, and while bitterly disappointed, Ball also seems philosophical.
Common combinations with bitterly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: