sweetie
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But Tony P. is not without controversy, even if he’s a sweetie.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2024
"I will have a sweetie cake for my birthday party at the family, and then, with all my friends, I will have another sweetie cake," she says.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
“Get in sweetie, we’re going deal shopping,” says Chabert as Gretchen, who is now a mother pulling up to school in a convertible car and calling out to her visibly embarrassed daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
“There’s no more ‘Oh sweetie, you’re fine,’” Dr. Auguste said.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2023
“You need to go back to college, sweetie potato. You’re so smart.”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
James remembers the shop used to give sweeties to children as they waited with their parents for meat - now those children are the adults, bringing their own families in.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
The real-life inspiration for furry inhabitants of Endor, Brussels griffons are wiry-coated playful sweeties with a sensitive side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
My earliest childhood memory is of me propped up on the sofa, too small to move, and my granny Coralie bringing sweeties home.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
When Sergio Leone cast Henry Fonda as a villain in Once Upon a Time in the West, the actor was best known for playing humble good guys and soft-spoken sweeties.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2015
There are thank-yous and hugs and Happy birthday, sweeties and Be careful out theres and good-byes.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
