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Meanings of bitter smile in English

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Usage of bitter smile in English
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He had the melancholy air and the bitter smile of the doomed.
The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
2
I looked hard on Vivian: the lip had lost the bitter smile.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 16
3
Raistlin smiled his crooked, bitter smile, reveling in his moment of superiority.
Dragons of autumn twilight
4
The baronet turned from his friend with a bitter smile of derision.
Run to Earth: A Novel
5
The bitter smile with which Clarence had read thus far suddenly changed.
Susy, a Story of the Plains
6
Jocelyn Thew looked after him with a bitter smile upon his lips.
The Box with Broken Seals
7
Lady Bearwarden passed on, with a haughty step, and a bitter smile.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
8
A bitter smile rose on M. de Boiscoran's lips, as he said,-
Within an Inch of His Life
9
And then for a moment a disconcertingly bitter smile twisted Richard's mouth.
The talisman
10
He shook his head, that bitter smile still playing on his lips.
Shadow and Bone
11
A bitter smile contracted his lips as he continued, with bitter irony:-Ah
The Poor Gentleman
12
You are exposing your life to danger', Abdul-Hakim said with a bitter smile.
Reuters
13
A bitter smile of rage darkened the countenance of the Templar.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction
14
That would be fun to relive.' Nelly gave a bitter smile.
The ice princess
15
The irony of it brought a bitter smile to his lips.
Man-Size
16
At the thought of his own powerlessness a bitter smile curled his lips.
Darkness and Dawn
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Bitter smile through the time
Bitter smile across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common