sweetheart

noun

sweet·heart | \ˈswēt-ˌhärt

Definition of sweetheart

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : darling

2 : one who is loved

3 : a generally likable person

4 : a remarkable one of its kind

sweetheart

adjective

Definition of sweetheart (Entry 2 of 2)

: of or relating to an agreement between an employer and a labor union official arranged privately for their benefit usually at the expense of the workers a sweetheart contract broadly : arranged in private for the benefit of a few at the expense of many a sweetheart deal

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Examples of sweetheart in a Sentence

Noun

Be a sweetheart and help your grandmother. She is such a little sweetheart.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Their new seven-inch EP, Cry Tough, is the musical equivalent of a hard-luck punk spiking up his Mohawk and carving his ex-sweetheart's name into his arm with a broken beer bottle—not that Gossip Wolf would know what that's like! — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, "Chicago band Diagonal do mid-90s shoegaze so well they might have a time machine," 26 June 2018 Team owner fleeced the city for a sweetheart stadium deal and the team’s in the tank? — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Should the Marlins bring back teal permanently and re-rebrand as the Florida Marlins?," 5 June 2018 The sweethearts of the last World Cup, who, like The Strokes on the eve of Room on Fire, are rightly concerned about that sophomore album. — Roger Bennett, GQ, "Un-American Football: Your Guide to Enjoying This Yankee-Free World Cup," 12 June 2018 But the timing did fit with Dunn’s possible involvement in another open case that confounded police: The disappearance of teenage sweethearts Timothy Hack and Kelly Drew, who were last seen at a wedding reception in summer 1980. — jsonline.com, "CHAPTER 6: CULTS AND WITCHCRAFT," 4 Oct. 2017 Kacey Musgraves Pop Kacey Musgraves will always be the sweetheart of the radio. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Kacey Musgraves hits the dance floor on ‘Golden Hour’," 30 Mar. 2018 Henry, whose casually friendly hey-there bearing seems dropped into the 1880s from the 2010s, is a sweetheart; his threats don’t seem very threatening, and his redemption comes as no surprise. — Corby Kummer, The Atlantic, "How Do Carousel and My Fair Lady Fare in 2018?," 8 July 2018 Pac [Sean Waltman] was a sweetheart, so everybody loved Pac, but everybody hated me and Shawn. — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "The ’Mania Supercolumn: 34 Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes for WrestleMania 34," 6 Apr. 2018 Scotty is a sweetheart and truly wants to please those around him. — Boys & Girls Aid / Community Content Partner, OregonLive.com, "A Home of His Own: Scotty, 17, is very fun to spend time with and has a great sense of humor.," 9 Mar. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

In exchange for a sweetheart deal, the company will bring tens of thousands of high-paying jobs and spend $5 billion in capital expenditures. — Alex Shephard, New Republic, "The Amazon Sweepstakes Racket," 19 Jan. 2018

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