be sweet on

Example Sentences

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You can buy postcards and prints that read, “Be a pineapple: Stand tall, wear a crown, and be sweet on the inside.”

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2018

She used to be sweet on Son Black herself, so I reckon she knew what she was talking about when she added, “Son’s right nice-lookin’ and smart, but his mouth sure isn’t any prayer book.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

"I don't know why," said Diana, half laughing, "except that he had better be sweet on some one else."

From Diana by Warner, Susan

I s'pose he's tryin' to shine up again to that Bessie Chisholm, that he used to be sweet on.

From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Pidgin, Charles Felton

Mr. Alleyne was said to be sweet on her or on her money.

From Dubliners by Joyce, James