Example Sentences

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Sweetness: I prefer a less sweet filling and use only 1/2 cup coconut sugar, but a whole cup of sugar is to most people’s taste.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson is a coming-of-age story, a celebration of Jamaica that also examines its legacy of colonialism and classism.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

Tuesday’s announcement continues Winfrey’s history of selecting debut fiction; her previous book club choice was Nathan Harris’ “The Sweetness of Water.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2021

“The Sweetness of Water” is set in the fictional town of Old Ox, Ga., not long after Emancipation.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2021

Give her a kiss on each Cheek & don’t avoid the Mole for she is the sweetest Mamma a Man could have, or you, Sweetness, too.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson