sugar-coated
Example Sentences
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This sugar-coated protein can then bind to a receptor on immune cells called Siglec-10, triggering a false signal that tells immune cells to stand down.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026
Even after she made sugar-coated nuts for holiday gifts and burned a batch here or there, the cookie sheets looked like new.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
There's a specific strain of campylobacter, which has a sugar-coated outer layer, and in rare cases, its molecular structure matches the coating of human nerve cells.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025
We used to dress up in glittery Indian costumes and pass around too-sweet sweets, delighted that our culture, too, had a sparkly, sugar-coated festival.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023
She was taken to the room with the long, brown table, except now there was a bowl of sugar-coated almond candy in the middle of the table, a Koran, a green veil, and a mirror.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
