sweetie

Example Sentences

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"Whenever we went around, there would always be a tin of sweets that would come out. We knew them as the sweetie great-grandparents," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

But Tony P. is not without controversy, even if he’s a sweetie.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

And I was like, “Yeah, sweetie, it was just a hard movie”; it was a hard thing that happened in life and it was a hard thing to portray and I’m so proud of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

“There’s no more ‘Oh sweetie, you’re fine,’” Dr. Auguste said.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

"They've been living over that garage for eleven years. And Tom's the first sweetie she ever had."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald