sweet nothings
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Senior Chinese diplomats are reportedly whispering sweet nothings in Indian ears.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
"It's emotionally aggravating to pursue the police. If I don't call them I don't hear anything; if I do, I get sweet nothings," he adds.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
The occupants of a table for two in the middle of the patio whisper sweet nothings to each other and smile widely.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Though immortalized in art, literature and song, and cherished by lovers who whisper sweet nothings or tearfully part on the privacy of its banks, the river was ecologically dying.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023
His children hugged him, whispered sweet nothings in his ear, and waited on his every whim and fancy.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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