saccharine

Example Sentences

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I think any “Rah-Rah Girl Power” space that doesn’t allow real room for that is kind of saccharine and thin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

It’s a deceptively saccharine world, one that she sees as, in her words, a “poisonous lollipop.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

So are saccharine dishes like the cranberry orange relish that Michael Donnelly-Boylen sweetened with long pours of sugar into a food processor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

And though he’s undeniably quixotic, PTA’s relentless urgency consistently overrides the sticky trappings of saccharine sentimentality that would snare less ambitious filmmakers.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

The queue edged forward till Winston was almost at the counter, then was held up for two minutes because someone in front was complaining that he had not received his tablet of saccharine.

From "1984" by George Orwell