craving for sweets

Example Sentences

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The gray in her hair caused her to look over 50, and her craving for sweets added several pounds to her weight, but as a child I did not see her flaws.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2019

To satisfy the craving for sweets, Grunberg suggests, quitters should sprinkle everything, from meat to poultry to fruit, with a sugar substitute.

From Time Magazine Archive

They pointed out that many of the estimated 10 million Americans who suffer from diabetes find saccharin absolutely essential to fulfill their craving for sweets.

From Time Magazine Archive

Children invariably have a craving for sweets that if allowed to run its course is almost sure to lead to indigestion and worse.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

"All children are fond of candy and I read only the other day that a craving for sweets is the mark of a healthy appetite."

From Rosemary by Lawrence, Josephine