sugary

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adjective sug·ary \ ˈshu̇-g(ə-)rē \

Definition of sugary

1 a :exaggeratedly sweet :honeyed

his sugary deprecating voice
—D. H. Lawrence

b :cloyingly sweet :sentimental

2 :containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar

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Examples of sugary in a Sentence

writes sugary lyrics for singers of country music

Recent Examples of sugary from the Web

A city moves to ban hydraulic fracking or the use of plastic shopping bags or puppy mills or sugary drinks, and then the state smacks them down.

— david a. graham, The Atlantic, "How St. Louis Workers Won and Then Lost a Minimum-Wage Hike," 29 Aug. 2017
The study found that a higher protein meal with a sugary drink reduced thermogenesis by approximately 40 percent.

— by sheah rarback, miamiherald, "You want to burn calories? Then don’t have soda with your meal.," 19 Aug. 2017
Over time, the argument goes, such taxes will discourage people from drinking sugary drinks linked to obesity, heart condition and diabetes, and therefore shrink medical costs.

— greg trotter, chicagotribune.com, "Philadelphia's soda tax offers lessons for Cook County," 10 Aug. 2017
Hairstylists are dying their clients's hair rainbow shades that pay homage to the sugary cereals of our youth including Froot Loops, Lucky Charms, and Fruity Pebbles.

— devon abelman, Allure, "Cereal Hair Is the Latest Nostalgic Hair Color Trend Taking Over Instagram," 17 July 2017
The plan to raise levies on automobiles, oil and sugary drinks while cutting income tax rates is estimated to yield 130 billion pesos in the first year of implementation, Dominguez said.

— ditas b lopez, Bloomberg.com, "Duterte Support Surges to Record High in Wake of Marawi Crisis," 7 July 2017
Sugary things suddenly taste like toxic waste, but fruit tastes like pure sunshine.

— heather havrilesky, The Cut, "Ask Polly: Do I Smoke Too Much Pot?," 27 June 2017
Thornton, Hernandez and Cheng touted efforts to keep junk foods out of schools and prevent companies from marketing sugary drinks to kids.

— karen kaplan, latimes.com, "Here's why experts say all kids ages 6 and up should be screened for obesity," 20 June 2017
Using data about the consumer habits in Berkeley, California, which began taxing sugary beverages in 2015, scientists have been evaluating how people change their behavior when sweetened beverages become more expensive.

— martha c. white, NBC News, "The Paradox of the Sugar Tax: How Buying a Soda Benefits Services for the Poor," 19 June 2017

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