sweet
adjective
having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
sweets
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pluralof sweet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The genre is known for sweets with distinct shapes, tastes and textures, all of which are made without artificial coloring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Harvir Dhillon, lead economist at the British Retail Consortium, said at this time of year "retailers will be competing hard" as they see "greater demand for sweets and chocolate, as well as decorations and costumes".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
In contrast, higher consumption of sweets was associated with faster ventricular enlargement and greater hippocampal atrophy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
It was his idea to revamp his diet, cutting all sweets, processed foods and seed oils.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
She ate sharp cheese and dark bread for breakfast, and liked chocolate with hazelnuts, and salty black licorice—nothing like the Hershey's Kisses and Starburst sweets I had grown up with.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
