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sweetie

[swee-tee] / ˈswi ti /


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"Whenever we went around, there would always be a tin of sweets that would come out. We knew them as the sweetie great-grandparents," he said.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

But Tony P. is not without controversy, even if he’s a sweetie.

From Slate Dec. 17, 2024

And I was like, “Yeah, sweetie, it was just a hard movie”; it was a hard thing that happened in life and it was a hard thing to portray and I’m so proud of it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2023

“There’s no more ‘Oh sweetie, you’re fine,’” Dr. Auguste said.

From New York Times May 28, 2023

I don’t listen to the voice mail, because Mom always texts me after—and sure enough, a moment later: So sorry to do this, sweetie.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

From sausage rolls to sweeties and a coffee with a bun, there were many things that made Greg Robinson smile.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2022

My earliest childhood memory is of me propped up on the sofa, too small to move, and my granny Coralie bringing sweeties home.

From The Guardian Jul. 19, 2018

When Sergio Leone cast Henry Fonda as a villain in Once Upon a Time in the West, the actor was best known for playing humble good guys and soft-spoken sweeties.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2015

Alfonso, with the assistance of an unsentimentally flirtatious maid, Despina, devises a scheme in which Guglielmo and Ferrando disguise themselves as Albanians and set about on a farcical entrapment of their sweeties.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2014

There are thank-yous and hugs and Happy birthday, sweeties and Be careful out theres and good-byes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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