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• The lonely millionaire reflected bitterly on the unpurchasability of true love.From the entry unpurchasability
• “What am I supposed to buy with that?” rages Sick Boy bitterly later.2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in The Guardian. From the entry sheepishly
• The weather was atrocious, with bitterly cold wind and cutting sleet—rather appropriate, considering Aunt Fonteyn's temperament.2004 June, P[atricia] N[ead] Elrod, chapter 12, in Death Masque (Adventures of Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire; 3), Dallas, Tex.…. From the entry cutting
• “And what would you have us do then, shiplord?” Nish na'am spoke bitterly.2000, Esther Friesner, To Storm Heaven. From the entry shiplord
• Chiang, unable to control himself, wept bitterly and audibly, causing all in the assembly to shed tears."1971, Pichon Pei Yung Loh, The early Chiang Kai-shek: A STUDY OF HIS PERSONALITY AND POLITICS, 1887-1924, Columbia University Press, page 1. From the entry Kwangtung
• Tall, muscular, golden-skinned, he ranted bitterly about the injustice done to him pre-natally.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 62. From the entry prenatally
• Because of her noble birth, she bitterly resented her position as a morganatic wife.1941, Rebecca West [pseudonym; Cicily Isabel Fairfield], Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: The Record of a Journey through Yugoslavia in 1937…. From the entry morganatic
• It was a topsy-turvy affair, for the Englishman was bitterly anti-English and the Indian fanatically loyal.1934 October, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Burmese Days, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, →OCLC…. From the entry topsy-turvy
• "Before I'd share anything with you," he said bitterly, "I’d lose the whole shebang."1934, Robert E. Howard, Sluggers on the Beach. From the entry shebang
• Tom Mooney was bitterly hated by the vested interests of San Francisco.1929, Alexander Berkman, chapter 8, in Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism, New York: Vanguard Press, →OCLC. From the entry vested interest
• She was grieved, and bitterly sorry for the man who was hurt so much.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter V, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry heart of hearts
• Skulls may haunt even without being so bitterly provoked.2009, Terri Hardin, editor, Terrifying Tales: Stories of the Occult from Around the World, Fall River Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 344. From the entry Li-shui
• “There’s so much hatred,” Elicit said bitterly.1996, Felicity Savage, “Delta City”, in Garden of Salt; Humility Garden; Delta City, GuildAmerica Books, →ISBN, page 499. From the entry graveful
• "A lovepat from my Uncle Rolfe," he said bitterly.1984, Valerie Sherwood, Born to love, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 131. From the entry lovepat
• Never was a conflict fought more bitterly.1964, Jan Morris, “Wild Spain”, in Spain, Faber and Faber, published 2008, →ISBN. From the entry black legend
• "You're not only crazy," Oscar said bitterly, "you're rotten jealous.1958 May, Avram Davidson, “Or All The Seas With Oysters”, in Galaxy Science Fiction, page 53. From the entry rotten
• It is subject to blightingly hot summers, bitterly cold winters.1945, The Indian Review, volume 46, numbers 7-12, page 588. From the entry blightingly
• Inglethorp’s husband, of whom he had been bitterly jealous.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 153. From the entry unimpeachable
• "Well, it is the same thing over again," he thought bitterly, "like mother, like daughter—they are both of the same stripe."1920, Sherwood Anderson, chapter 8, in Poor White. From the entry of the same stripe
• Limpet ejaculated "Pah!" like a man bitterly tired of life.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 12. From the entry pah
• The negotiations to achieve this were bitterly contested and were characterised by regular recourse to m'learned friends and by brinkmanship on both sides.2002 October 1, Brian Elliot, Aspects of Barnsley 7: Discovering Local History, Casemate Publishers, →ISBN. From the entry m'learned friends
• After a while, as cultural debates became more polarized, the editorial tone of the New Criterion went from being charmingly curmudgeon to being bitterly shrill.1996, Jeet Heer, Gravitas, Autumn 1996. From the entry curmudgeon
• The Post Office bitterly resents the criticism that is constantly voiced in the British press, both by "Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells" and journalists.1979, Adrian Hope, “Kept Incommunicado”, in New Scientist, page 1048. From the entry Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
• Later, perhaps they would be dragged out, dispassionately examined, and then bitterly thrust back with other sentimental baggage he would rather forget.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Bleeding Heart”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 187. From the entry box room
• To desire to be as good as one’s father is a laudable ambition, but the standpatter is bitterly opposed to being any better.1915, Proceedings: Sixteenth National Convention of the Anti-Saloon League of America, page 505. From the entry grandsonly
• Although Democrats were able to get arms on what amounted to a black market, editors complained bitterly that antiarms policy aggravated relations between Republicans and Democrats.2008, David W. Bulla, Justyna Sempruch, Lincoln's Censor. From the entry antiarms
• A Group which cannot complain too bitterly of expanded government interference in what used to be called private business includes tax experts, lawyers, and certified public accountants.1951, “Camp Followers of Bureaucracy”, in Journal of Accountancy, volume 92, page 548. From the entry camp follower
• Diplomatists have no right to complain of mere lies; it is their own fault, if, educated as they are, the lies deceive them; but they complain bitterly of traps.1918, Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams. From the entry diplomatist
• There were three branches of the contest, and he entered them all, laughing at himself bitterly the while in that he was driven to such straits to live.1908 September – 1909 September, Jack London, chapter 29, in Martin Eden, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published September 1909…. From the entry ten-strike

Meaning of bitterly

1. adverb In a bitter manner.
2. adverb Extremely.

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Questions about bitterly in a sentence

How do you use bitterly in a sentence?

Bitterly is used as an adverb. For example: “The lonely millionaire reflected bitterly on the unpurchasability of true love.”

What is a short sentence with bitterly?

“Never was a conflict fought more bitterly.”

What does bitterly mean?

Bitterly means in a bitter manner.