Sentence examples for contrast bitterly from inspiring English sources

Sirk's exquisite touch with surfaces matches his deft way with actors; the gilded mirrors and shimmering silks of the upper classes contrast bitterly with the grim deprivations of peasant life.

The warmth of 2011 certainly catches the attention, especially as it contrasts with the bitterly cold end to 2010, but equally notable are the huge variations in rainfall across the UK.

The British media, by contrast, were skeptical, almost bitterly so.

Arab pundits often point bitterly to the contrast between the sympathy of western countries for the Iranian Greens and their normally firm backing for the Arab dictatorships.

The grief-stricken widow moved back to Chicago, where, as a seamstress for the rich, she bitterly noted the contrast between the "luxury and extravagance" of the few and the misery of the "poor, shivering wretches" she saw on the streets.

By contrast, the street push ers complain bitterly about po lice corruption.

This is in marked contrast to a year ago, when Germany and France bitterly disputed the American invasion of Iraq with British support.

In Ontario, by contrast, politicians' rhetoric was confrontational and the teachers' unions bitterly opposed.

By contrast, the head is extraordinarily expressive with its lips bitterly pressed and one eyebrow slightly raised, as if in puzzlement.

Mr Yousef has a record of support for Sunni Muslim groups which bitterly oppose the Shia branch of Islam; Mr bin Laden, by contrast, believes that all Muslims should work together against their enemies.

In contrast to the epic historical Chinese dramas that were popular at the time, Jia had revealed a bitterly unadorned image of contemporary life and its discontents.