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How to use sweetness in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Sweetness means the condition of being sweet (all senses). Example: “Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades.”

Examples of sweetness by meaning

nounThe condition of being sweet (all senses).

  • At the same time, that pain is soothed by the brain’s perception of sweetness on a totally different area of your taste buds.2024 June 6, Brooke Younger, “What Is Swicy, and Why Do You Need It in Your Life?”, in Cozymeal

nounA pleasant disposition; kindness.

  • Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades.

nounA term of address for one's sweetheart.

  • "Hey sweetness," he said.2011, Kimberly Gibney, Over the Edge, page 66

More sentences with sweetness

  • They had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.From the entry taste
  • Slowly cooking the onions will cause caramelization which will bring out the sweetness and give them a brown color.From the entry caramelization
  • Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.From the entry caramelize
  • Yakgwa (“yak” means medicine and “gwa” means confection) is more than a vessel for coveted sweetness.2023 September 18, Eric Kim, “The Amber Gleam of Yakgwa, South Korea’s ‘It’ Cookie”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry yakgwa
  • Nothing really there in terms of marshmallowiness except for a cloying sweetness that screams sugar.2014 February 10, Adam Lapetina, “Power Rank: 9 Pinnacle flavored vodkas, from cookie dough to marshmallow”, in Thrillist, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry marshmallowiness
  • She didn't chew and instead let the sweetness dissolve on her tongue.2012, Alice Melike Ülgezer, The Memory of Salt, Giramondo Publishing, →ISBN, page 111. From the entry saray helva
  • Boo savored the sweetness of strength and gaffled his peers for their lunch money.2008, Jeffery Renard Allen, Holding Pattern: Stories, page 226. From the entry gaffle
  • There's an incy wincy amount of fruit sweetness, but chill it down and it drinks tremendously.2007, The Bulletin, volumes 6559-6566. From the entry incy wincy
  • So it transpired, though not everything at Garmisch was sweetness and light.2003, Richard Holt, “Great Britain: The Amateur Tradition”, in Arnd Krüger, William [J.] Murray, editors, The Nazi Olympics: Sport…. From the entry sweetness and light
  • As you start pouring sugar into the mixture, the sweetness is off-set by the soury vinegar.1997 November 14, Cyberkalt, “Aunt Pol's Kitchen (somewhat OT [off-topic])”, in alt.fan.eddings (Usenet), archived from the original on 30…. From the entry soury
  • His use of legato and the sweetness he can call upon are worthy of an unlachrymose Gigli.1990: Joel Flegler, Fanfare, volume 13, issues 5–6, page 368 (sub nomine sui). From the entry unlachrymose
  • A Grant zebra was acquired to provide sweetness, light, friendship and, possibly, romance for the zoo’s zebress.1970 March 23, David L. Maulsby, “Zoo’s New Denizens Include An Aoudad (Or Aou-Mom?)”, in The Sun, volume 266, number 45, Baltimore, Md.…. From the entry zebress
  • They are sprightly of flavor, completely mincemeaty, yet without the rich sweetness usually associated with mincemeat.1963 November 20, “New Relish: Spice Up Your Turkey With Mincemeat Tarts”, in The La Crosse Tribune, volume 59, number 186, La Crosse…. From the entry mincemeaty
  • It was the sweetness of his tongue and the tenderness of his soul.1952, John Steinbeck, East of Eden, London: Heinemann, Part 1, Chapter 2, p. 8. From the entry tongue
  • It had a dying sweetness, a funereal majesty, a winterward regret.1939, Rupert Hughes, Stately Timber, page 162. From the entry winterward
  • But it’s been grown in an area of Mexico known for maximizing sweetness (at least according to TJ’s).2025 October 29, Jennifer Heimlich, “I tried the healthy Trader Joe’s snacks that dietitians recommend”, in The Independent, London…. From the entry TJ's
  • With his shared "gee shucks" sweetness and apple pie Americanness, Stewart also appeared in many war films and family dramas.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC. From the entry apple pie
  • In this recipe, we're going to push the tartness and sweetness to the max by quickling the mango with lime juice.2021, Yewande Komolafe, Waffles + Mochi: Get Cooking!, page 56. From the entry quickle
  • Although the flavor is somewhat artichokelike, the vegetable’s starch content hints at a nuttier potato, with an underlying sweetness.2017 February 24, Nancy Stiles, “Three Ways to Use Sunchokes While They're in Season”, in Feast Magazine. From the entry artichokelike
  • The sweetness comes from natural sugar in the coconut milk.2015, Vivek Singh, Spice At Home, page 146. From the entry tom kha gai
  • You get lovely drinks with a balance of sweetness and acidity, and nice tannins from the apple skins.2014 October 12, Holly Williams, quoting Pete Brown, “Real cider: The new generation of British producers”, in The Independent. From the entry gluggable
  • I love the rich flavor of the duck eggs with the spicy sobrassada and sweetness of quince paste.2012, Seamus Mullen, Seamus Mullen's Hero Food, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 108. From the entry sobrassada
  • Mailing lists are not all sweetness and light, though.2009 August, Jono Bacon, “Communicating Clearly”, in Andy Oram, Simon St. Laurent, editors, The Art of Community: Building the New Age of…. From the entry sweetness and light
  • With beautiful lakes, bewitching butterflies, endless plains running for the horizon and people with the sweetness and suaveness of the Swahili.2009, Ba[hadur] Tejani, “A Letter to My Readers from the Author: My Life as a Writer”, in Laughing in the Face of Terrorism […], [Seattle…. From the entry father tongue
  • Despite her subtle awkwardness there was a sweetness about her.2000, Mark A. Hess, The Same Mistake, →ISBN, page 209. From the entry doplic
  • Selection favoring recessives is common in maize breeding for several traits, such as sweetness, opacity, brachysm, lack of ligules.1988, Arnel R. Hallauer, Marcelo J. Carena, J.B. Miranda Filho, 6: Selection: Theory, 2nd edition, page 234. From the entry recessive
  • Death had stolen none of her douce beauty and sweetness.1978, Rosemary Hawley Jarman, “Part Four: The Treaty: France and England, 1420–22”, in Crown in Candlelight, London: Book Club Associates…. From the entry douce
  • No overwhelming sweetness, but a cool, refreshing after taste in your mints that lets delicate natural flavors come through.1970, Candy and Baked Snack Industry. From the entry sweet-and-sour
  • And, therefore, what is more healful than the sweetness of this sight, or what softer thing may be felt?1957, Ray C. Petry, Late medieval mysticism. From the entry healful
  • This luscious treat is made from simple ingredients, such as coconut milk, cornstarch, and sugar, yet it captivates with its creamy consistency and comforting sweetness.2024 April 15, Jessa Lüthy, Authentic Filipino Flavors / A Filipino cookbook, page 45. From the entry maja blanca
  • Despite the sound's sweetness, its painful clarity, something in Ecko shivered – it jagged at his nerves like the old fingernails-down-a-blackboard trick.2015 November, Danie Ware, “Muster”, in Ecko Endgame, London: Titan Books, Titan Publishing Group, →ISBN. From the entry mahoosive
  • If the clove-like sweetness of this dried berry seems familiar, that's because it's allspice—albeit more dusty and peppercorny than what you get in the States.2013, Eric Werner, Mya Henry, Hartwood: Bright, Wild Flavors from the Edge of the Yucatán, page 48. From the entry peppercorny
  • While the root beer-y sweetness of the Lillet Rouge and caramel blunt the rugged, smoky edges of the Scotch, the peatiness still comes rumbling through.2008 January 13, Jonathan Miles, “Scotch Purists Beware”, in New York Times. From the entry peatiness
  • The whistle boomed, gulls chattered overhead, the sticky air was filled with a bilgey, hot-doggy smell, punctuated by the almost putrid sweetness of honey-roasted nuts.2006, NancyKay Shapiro, What Love Means to You People, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Dunne Books, →ISBN, page 44. From the entry hot-doggy
  • "Unctuous is probably quite a good description, but there's a sweetness, too, and a mouthfeel," ventures Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck at Bray.2000 January 28, Oliver Burkeman, “Things that make you go yum”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media…. From the entry unctuous
  • “Unctuous is probably quite a good description, but there's a sweetness, too, and a mouthfeel,” ventures Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck at Bray.2000 January 28, Oliver Burkeman, quoting Heston Blumenthal, “Things that make you go yum”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry venture
  • He recalled, in passing, the sweetness in his lap, her round little bottom, her prasine eyes as she turned toward him and the receding road.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 5, in Ada, or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published…. From the entry prasine

Meaning of sweetness

  1. noun The condition of being sweet (all senses).
  2. noun A pleasant disposition; kindness.
  3. noun The quality of giving pleasure to the mind or senses, pleasantness, agreeableness.

Full definition of sweetness

Questions about sweetness in a sentence

How do you use sweetness in a sentence?
Sweetness is used as a noun. For example: “Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades.”
What is a short sentence with sweetness?
“"Hey sweetness," he said.”
What does sweetness mean?
Sweetness means the condition of being sweet (all senses).

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