sugarcoated
Example Sentences
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His talent, passion, sugarcoated spirit and persistence are a few of the reasons he’s now headlining a sold-out show on that very stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
I take issue with the continued use of the sugarcoated term “porch pirates.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
The appeal is subverting the sugarcoated things they were told as children.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021
“So I learned very early on to coat everything in a candy-colored, sugarcoated message. Because that’s how you move society,” she said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
“Is that he that hath fed on honeydew? Is that my saintly, sugarcoated brother, projected hero of the first game? The patron saint of jump shots?”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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