sugarcoat

Example Sentences

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“No way to sugarcoat it: The S&P 500 is expensive,” BofA Securities wrote in a Dec. 31 research note.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

I don’t want to sugarcoat the challenge of finding a job in your 60s, but a change of pace might help you feel differently about still working.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

“It’s just straight-up disappointing, and there’s no other way to sugarcoat it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

And its coach wasn’t going to sugarcoat that fact Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

The term used by linguists to describe what Klotz was engaging in in that moment is “mitigated speech,” which refers to any attempt to downplay or sugarcoat the meaning of what is being said.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell