sweetness and light

Example Sentences

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It was the deep soul era—but it was not all sweetness and light.

From The Wall Street Journal

All is sweetness and light on that front.

From BBC

"She might be all sweetness and light, but that girl can party, don't think she can't," Ant said.

From BBC

Today, Arnold’s vision of culture as “sweetness and light” is often mocked as elitist hokum.

From New York Times

“We all imagine it being sort of sweetness and light, and we’ve all seen ‘Shakespeare in Love’ and everyone’s sitting around drinking.

From Seattle Times