sweet
adjective
having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
oversweet
-
a word derived from
sweet.
Example Sentences
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In yet another, the dinosaur helps corporations hawk oversweet breakfast cereals.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2021
While I’m also pro-bacon, I’d order the chopped wedge salad minus the combo of bacon-whiskey jam and candied walnuts, which seemed a bit overcomplicated as well as oversweet.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
We ended up with a “momo-jito,” which tasted like weak yet still somehow oversweet limeade, and a “mango matchashu,” a mango-sake-matcha matchup in which mango alone prevailed.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2019
The smoky, oversweet syrup coupled with salty, tough lobster tasted like maple bacon kettle chips, with an aftertaste reminiscent of warm Guinness.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2018
She even had dessert, a store cake with stiff, oversweet chocolate frosting, and a bowl of apples and bananas.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
