saccharine
Example Sentences
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Stories about friendships between animals must walk a fine line between the sweet and the saccharine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
I think any “Rah-Rah Girl Power” space that doesn’t allow real room for that is kind of saccharine and thin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
Now the late-night animation channel has a new offering: “Haha, You Clowns,” which is much in the same vein of saccharine sincerity mixed with awkward absurdity.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025
It’s a deceptively saccharine world, one that she sees as, in her words, a “poisonous lollipop.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
He's a regular peppermint stick now, all sugar-crystal and saccharine when he isn't making veiled references to certain commercial products that every worshipper absolutely needs.”
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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