Its sweet melodies and bitter undertones surface like classics from the radio that plays for but one lucky listener.

He laughs once, not trying to hide the slightly bitter undertone.

Anna wanted to wince at the bitter undertone.

Young and tender," F'nor said in a bitter undertone, "from the look of it.

There was a bitter undertone to his quip.

Earth's growing dependence on the Transits made that alternative impractical and gave a bitter undertone to his reply.

Mr. Taylor moves away from the bitter undertones into a dance hall finale.

Its flavor is not just sweet, but much more complex, with slight bitter undertones.

If these scenes are the closest the movie comes to laugh-out-loud comedy, they have a sharply bitter undertone.

A sweet smell with a bitter undertone, rich and evocative.