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

The follow-up continues this kookiness with a madhouse spoof of Hallmark holiday saccharine in which a woodpile becomes a homicidal monster.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

So are saccharine dishes like the cranberry orange relish that Michael Donnelly-Boylen sweetened with long pours of sugar into a food processor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

It began with the score’s hit, “A Simple Song,” Bernstein at his most tuneful, even saccharine.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

What was even better than the taste of the coffee was the silky texture given to it by the sugar, a thing Winston had almost forgotten after years of saccharine.

From "1984" by George Orwell