sweetheart
noun
either of a pair of lovers in relation to the other.
sweethearts
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pluralof sweetheart.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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People also meet their sweethearts in college or at jobs that require similar qualifications.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026
"It's here that we still meet our sweethearts, that we swap our numbers scribbled on little bits of paper," says fisherman Paulin Agbokounou.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Dusty and Ruby were adolescent sweethearts, but the audience doesn’t need to know the whole backstory to guess why they broke up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
“Apples float, and as the girls’ potential sweethearts ducked to catch the fruit with their teeth, future couplings were determined — or foretold.”
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
They’d get tattoos in the parlors or propose to their sweethearts right on the sidewalk.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
