Examples of sugarcoat in a Sentence
She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
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KitKat is not sugarcoating its quest to find thousands of missing chocolates after thieves targeted the candy bar maker.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
There's no other way to sugarcoat that or go around that.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Fernández didn’t sugarcoat the standard.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Bluey tells compelling stories of emotional intelligence and regulation in a way that doesn’t feel sugarcoated and is hopeful rather than escapist.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 19 Feb. 2026
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
There's no other way to sugarcoat that or go around that.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Fernández didn’t sugarcoat the standard.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Bluey tells compelling stories of emotional intelligence and regulation in a way that doesn’t feel sugarcoated and is hopeful rather than escapist.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sugarcoat
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“Sugarcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcoat. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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sugarcoat
verb
sug·ar·coat
ˌshu̇g-ər-ˈkōt 
: to coat with or as if with sugar
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