sugar-coated
Example Sentences
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This sugar-coated protein can then bind to a receptor on immune cells called Siglec-10, triggering a false signal that tells immune cells to stand down.
From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026
Even after she made sugar-coated nuts for holiday gifts and burned a batch here or there, the cookie sheets looked like new.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
Critics called them a "game-changer" as their uniquely playful blend of 1990s R&B and sugar-coated pop melodies broke through a K-pop market dominated by electronic beats.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
We used to dress up in glittery Indian costumes and pass around too-sweet sweets, delighted that our culture, too, had a sparkly, sugar-coated festival.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2023
She was taken to the room with the long, brown table, except now there was a bowl of sugar-coated almond candy in the middle of the table, a Koran, a green veil, and a mirror.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
