Sentence examples for surprisingly bitter from inspiring English sources

Have the old divisions between musical styles – a source of surprisingly bitter contention in the last decades of the 20th century – now healed?

Mr. Schundler must also repair a frayed Republican Party that has been forced into two angry camps by this surprisingly bitter primary.

Wood still sounds surprisingly bitter about the struggles along the way, revealing a sharp edge that contrasts with the soothing sunniness of her work.

And at Pivovarek U Sladka, a tiny brewpub close to the central bus station, only one brew was available when I stopped by: a sugary, caramel-infused and almost carrot-colored pale lager with a surprisingly bitter finish.

There was, of course, some overlapping, including surprisingly bitter antiwar bal lad by Ravel ("our boys go as sweet as roses, they come back hard as thistles...".) and an impressionistic romance by Huang‐tze.

The fricassee of manila and cockle clams, while filled with such promising ingredients as curried coconut milk, Thai basil, serrano chilis, lemongrass and steamed baby bok choy, was overpowered by lime, which made the whole stew surprisingly bitter.

But the tone of that interview was surprisingly not bitter.

(Not surprisingly, the bitterest opponents of the redevelopment project that I've met are rich western Muslims who stay at the nice hotels).

Splendid eccentricities are also promised, including Beckett burgers in the butcher's (surprisingly humorous with a bitter aftertaste?), Clov and Hamm sandwiches in a local cafe and Beckett haircuts from all the barbers on the main street.

If you haven't ever done so, chew on a seed before you get to work on this cake: you'll find it sharp yet earthy, bitter but surprisingly bright.

Scallops, surprisingly flavorless and slightly bitter even in very good restaurants around town, have a concentrated richness at Tocqueville that helps them hold their own when paired with foie gras.