sweet tooth

Example Sentences

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"They are too sweet for me," Alina says, "and I have a sweet tooth."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s just the right level of sweetness and it doesn’t assault your sweet tooth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

My grandmother supplied my sweet tooth with cookies and chocolate at every visit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

"He was very kind, he spoilt me a lot. He had a sweet tooth like me, and always knew what treats to buy me," Nastia says.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

In search of an informant, she worked over Louie’s schoolmates with homemade pie and turned up a soft boy named Hugh, whose sweet tooth was Louie’s undoing.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand