saccharine

Example Sentences

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Stories about friendships between animals must walk a fine line between the sweet and the saccharine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Many parfaits tip into the saccharine — all sweetness, no tension.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 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

First, good on Mazzulla to straight-up treat the kid as the reporter he clearly is, and answer the question directly, without pandering or turning it into some sort of saccharine after-school special.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

It was saccharine flavored with cloves, the speciality of the cafe.

From "1984" by George Orwell