Examples of sweetness and light in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And it’s by no means all sweetness and light; a necessary strain of sadness wafts through this tale. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2022 This juxtaposition — sweetness and light versus somewhat terrifying inner mettle — is integral to the female experience documented in Yellowjackets. — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022 And on Friday, Netflix is debuting an all-new K-drama series that seems completely devoid of sweetness and light. — Andy Meek, BGR, 18 Nov. 2021 Wishing you a weekend filled with sweetness and light. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2021 As the Big Shakeout takes place, not all remote-work innovations will be sweetness and light. — Robert Zafft, Forbes, 20 June 2021 For rural liberals like me, Joe Biden’s win didn’t usher in a new era of sweetness and light. — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021 This is not sweetness and light; there’s plenty of hardball. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020 Then again, was everything sweetness and light with Cousins? — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 18 June 2019 See More

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“Sweetness and light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetness%20and%20light. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.

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