sweetheart

noun sweet·heart \ ˈswēt-ˌhärt \

|Updated on: 15 Jul 2018

Examples: sweetheart in a Sentence

Definition of sweetheart

1 : darling

2 : one who is loved

3 : a generally likable person

4 : a remarkable one of its kind

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Examples of sweetheart in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of sweetheart from the Web

Joan and Dean had been together for over sixty years, beginning their lifelong relationship as high school sweethearts in Middletown, Connecticut, during the 1950s.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Joan Patenaude," 10 July 2018
Photographer Bria Celest said high school sweethearts Shandalyn Brown and Alan Cuellar laughed it off.

— jennifer earl, Fox News, "Moose crashes Alaska couple's wedding, 'obliviously' gallops through ceremony," 6 July 2018
Anchorage high school sweethearts Shandalyn and Alan Cuellar were just about to seal their wedding vows with a kiss Saturday night when an unexpected visitor crashed the ceremony.

— michelle theriault boots, Anchorage Daily News, "A moose crashed this Anchorage couple’s wedding vows," 2 July 2018
In the profile, Lohan reflects on her life and former party-girl, tabloid-sweetheart status and how moving overseas has encouraged growth in other facets of her life, including meditation, entrepreneurship and self-care.

— alessandra rincón, Billboard, "5 Things We Learned From Lindsay Lohan's 'New York Times' Profile," 26 June 2018
An episode-ending flash forward promised sweetheart Teddy Flood (James Marsden) would drown in a surprise flood, and hundreds of other hosts would perish along with him.

— refinery29.com, "Here’s Who Bit The Dust On Season 2 Of Westworld," 25 June 2018
Model and downtown sweetheart Richie Shazam carries an aura of love, acceptance, warmth and hope similar to pioneer Edie Windsor.

— sean bennett, Teen Vogue, "How the Artists and Activists from Marc Jacobs' Pride 2018 Campaign Use Fashion to Show Express Identity," 21 June 2018
The young sweethearts Eleonore and Carelis (Ida Praetorius, Andreas Kaas, two of the most marvelous Danish dancers today) truly cooperate.

— alastair macaulay, New York Times, "Review: Royal Danes Deliver Fresh Shots of Bournonville," 21 June 2018
Group Stage Games Defeating Italy didn't wind up gifting Sweden a sweetheart draw.

— SI.com, "Without Zlatan, Sweden Takes More Balanced Approach Into World Cup," 4 June 2018

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First Known Use of sweetheart

14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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sweetheart Synonyms

Synonyms

beloved, darling, dear, flame, honey, love, squeeze [slang], sweet, sweetie, truelove;

gal, girl, girlfriend, ladylove, lass;

amour, lover, paramour;

date, escort, steady;

admirer, gallant, suitor, wooer;

groom, husband;

bride, wife;

fiancé, intended;

crush, heartthrob;

sweetheart

adjective

Definition of sweetheart

: 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

Recent Examples of sweetheart from the Web

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