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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Six years ago, 26 rare reptiles - 10 of them dead - smuggled inside parcels of toys and sweets from Mexico, were found by customs officials at Cologne Bonn Airport.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
"Our study, which used more than 9,000 recorded meals, suggests that modifying diet during and after antibiotics, specifically by reducing sweets intake, could help with that."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 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
