sugarcoated

Example Sentences

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“You asked me a question about the game the other night and I sugarcoated it,” Hakstol told assembled media about his postgame comments following Saturday’s defeat.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

His talent, passion, sugarcoated spirit and persistence are a few of the reasons he’s now headlining a sold-out show on that very stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023

The appeal is subverting the sugarcoated things they were told as children.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021

Directed by Miguel Sapochnik and written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell, “Finch” is a facile father-son metaphor whose doomsday setting is sugarcoated with gentle comedy and jaunty music.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021

She thought of her letter, her sugarcoated rejection slip.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan