sweetheart

Example Sentences

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He had two sons from his first marriage to his high school sweetheart Dianne Holechek, which lasted 30 years, and a son and a daughter with his second wife Gena O'Kelley.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"I am waiting for the day when I can come back to you and make you very happy. From your ever loving sweetheart, Ron xxxx".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Those unfamiliar with Funches’ reputation as a sweetheart might have easily swallowed that, but people who love Funches really love him and rose to his defense on social media.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

A fifth Oscar nomination for Roberts, whose performance in “After the Hunt” was better received than the film, would validate her creative risk-taking — and remind France just whose sweetheart she really is.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Daddy’s a sweetheart; he may get mad at me, but it never lasts longer than five minutes.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank