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How to use sweetly in a sentence

20 example sentences · adverb

Sweetly means with a sweet taste or aroma. Example: “"No, Auntie," said Hardman, sweetly, seriously.”

Examples of sweetly by meaning

adverbIn a sweet or pleasant manner.

  • "No, Auntie," said Hardman, sweetly, seriously.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 232

adverbNicely; finely; excellently.

  • Sitting in the seat with the engine off before that day, the gears slid in so sweetly, and double de-clutching was so easy, I had done it a million times.2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 21

More sentences with sweetly

  • When Avery looked up at her from her tea, my mother said sweetly, “Pardon my français.”2017, T. Greenwood, “Haven”, in The Golden Hour: A Novel, Kensington Books, →ISBN. From the entry pardon my français
  • But I smiled sweetly instead and offered her another piece of Doberge cake.2016, Belinda Alexandra, “Ruby”, in Southern Ruby, Sydney, N.S.W.: HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry doberge cake
  • At least my honeypot knows who's boss.” Smiling sweetly, Honeypot took the pitcher, topped off his beer.2010, Mary Hughes, Biting Me Softly, page 63. From the entry bizatch
  • Longstreth, who can be a bit of a yelper, sang sweetly, perhaps in search of contrast.2009 July 21, Nate Chinen, “Vocals That Deliver a Jolt, as ‘Ooh’ Morphs Into ‘Eh’”, in New York Times. From the entry yelper
  • “Maybe you could jus’ gib me one, then,” she suggested sweetly.2007, Victoria Pade, A Family for the Holidays, Silhouette Books, →ISBN, page 12. From the entry gib
  • Beroard, whose voice can be bright and poppy or sweetly affectionate.2007 August 2, Jon Pareles, “A Wide Range of Sounds, From Antillean to Zouk”, in New York Times. From the entry biguine
  • She smiled sweetly at Bryson and then turned to the men standing uncertainly nearby.2005, Susan Carpenter (2005), Curse of the lyrestone: a Kingdom of Zhavahn novel, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: iUniverse, Chapter 11, "Bryson". From the entry good doctors
  • The way he wraps his foot around the ball generates a top-spin effect, like a sweetly struck forehand from Rafael Nadal.2018 July 12, Jamie Redknapp, “How Kieran Trippier bent it like Beckham to score England's brilliant World Cup opener against Croatia”, in…. From the entry old school
  • The tapestrylike pictures have a sweetly personal poetry unlike the more anonymously stylized look of the exhibition’s other works.2007 December 10, Ken Johnson, “From Tibet, Art of Enlightenment”, in The New York Times. From the entry anonymously
  • She shall be with me, sweetly and hallowedly, for the time it takes for me to fill these pots.2006, Carol Desjarlais, Shhhhhh: A Creation Story - Page 246. From the entry hallowedly
  • Mitchell, Flinders and ribbon grasses, with occasional patches of spindle grass amongst which stood up the sweetly edible grey mimosa bush.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 45. From the entry mimosa
  • For those that sweetliest dream and mildliest glance, most brutally they must be trampled to the earth and soiled with dust.1916, Gustaf Fröding, Selected Poems, page 138. From the entry mildliest
  • “Snail” is a quirky alt-pop number that observes the world from the perspective of a gastropod, while “Winter” is a sweetly sung exercise in introspection.2020 November 13, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “Benee’s ‘Hey u x’ illustrates the upside of TikTok-dominated pop”, in Financial Times. From the entry alt-pop
  • The woman then looked directly at the angler and sweetly said, "Oopsy." She then bent over and deposited his jigs into her tackle bag.2007, Jeff Rowland, The Reel Adventures of a Marion County Angler. From the entry oopsy
  • "Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag.2006, Carmen Portnoy, The Money Pie: A Recipe for Women Investors, page 6. From the entry yah
  • And the sweetly grinning Floradoras, lovingly painted by Ben Strauss himself, undulated from side to side, their palms coyly placed beside their roseate cheeks.1998, Tama Starr, Ed Hayman, Signs and wonders, page 1893. From the entry Floradora
  • Parker and a snooty debutante were both going in to supper at a party: the debutante made elaborate way, saying sweetly "Age before beauty, Mrs.1938 September 16, John Carter, “Best Sellers and the Atlantic”, in The Spectator, page 448. From the entry age before beauty
  • Toby played the lightly chivvied ‘husband’ very sweetly, and Sophie claimed him in the childish ways of someone experimenting with her power, with little exasperations and innuendos.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 5, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry chivvy

Meaning of sweetly

  1. adverb With a sweet taste or aroma.
  2. adverb In a sweet or pleasant manner.
  3. adverb Nicely; finely; excellently.

Full definition of sweetly

Questions about sweetly in a sentence

How do you use sweetly in a sentence?
Sweetly is used as an adverb. For example: “"No, Auntie," said Hardman, sweetly, seriously.”
What is a short sentence with sweetly?
“"No, Auntie," said Hardman, sweetly, seriously.”
What does sweetly mean?
Sweetly means with a sweet taste or aroma.

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