sugarcoated
Example Sentences
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Yet the fact that PHA takes longer to break down in cold oceans and lakes than in temperate climes shouldn’t be sugarcoated.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
Rice’s unambiguous ouster was somewhat rattling for the media business, where high-profile exits are often sugarcoated as voluntary resignations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2022
Even in a show as sugarcoated as this one, she lets us sample the tang of fear just under the surface.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2022
Directed by Miguel Sapochnik and written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell, “Finch” is a facile father-son metaphor whose doomsday setting is sugarcoated with gentle comedy and jaunty music.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Her words seemed sugarcoated, hiding dark intentions, and as she ushers us inside, I feel a chill.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
