short and sweet

Example Sentences

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"The short and sweet of it was that my family needed the money," he adds.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Braver Angels suggests settling for short and sweet conversations.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024

He captioned the post with a short and sweet, “Strike over! @sagaftra.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Eclipses are short and sweet; the longest possible total solar eclipse you could witness in 2024 is just under 4 and a half minutes.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

"The story was short and sweet: He wrote to her every day. Then she went to see him last Christmas, then he proposed, and they married this spring, and here they are, parents!"

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez