sugar coating
Example Sentences
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The particles were then covered with a sugar coating that helped them enter the brain and concentrate inside tumors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
“She had difficulties already in her life, and there’s no sugar coating that. So we had to navigate this argument that what social-media addiction does is it preys upon the vulnerable more times than not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
So if you were hoping for a brown sugar coating or a sugary marinade here, you'll be disappointed.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025
"It's a process story," added the source, "but there's no sugar coating a postponement and the media is entitled to ask questions."
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
