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
A year on, they were the eighth biggest-selling act in the world, with critics calling their blend of 1990s R&B and sugar-coated pop melodies a "game-changer".
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
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
It will usher you from sugar-coated episode to sugar-coated episode, and on a larger scale, from year to year.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2023
I sit at the espresso counter and have a cappuccino, to deal with the inertia that’s come over me at the sight of so much sugar-coated self-indulgence.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
