saccharine

Example Sentences

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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

LinkedIn users will be familiar with the saccharine positivity of users explaining how their latest promotion or honor makes them feel humbled and grateful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

In this occasionally saccharine yet blithely comical piece of rich-people-problems autofiction, Clooney is the funniest he’s been in years, taking shots at himself and the life he’s chosen with a marksman’s aim.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025

But don't expect saccharine stories of romance - this is Welsh, after all.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

At once the hasira leaf’s saccharine scent filled the space between them.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray