How to Use sweet spot in a Sentence

sweet spot

noun
  • So there’s like a sweet spot there.
    Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Which, for a coach, is the sweet spot.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a sweet spot where boots should hit on the shin and calf.
    Anna Fiorentino, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Three month seasons is the sweet spot.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • There is a sweet spot for upsets.
    J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • That alchemy is the sweet spot of our show.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The sweet spot for getting enough sleep.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Two years kind of out like that sweet spot where okay, two years in.
    USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022
  • But brunch and happy hour are our sweet spots.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • But brunch and happy hour are our sweet spots.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • In other words, the event has found its sweet spot.
    Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • And that’s where launch-angle sweet spot comes in.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • So Episode 7 kind of felt like the sweet spot.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
  • That’s my sweet spot, that’s my happy place.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The Vizio 43-inch hits that sweet spot.
    PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
  • For drinkers who like a bit more bite in the glass, this is the sweet spot.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • This tale sits at the sticky-sweet spot where these tacks collide.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2022
  • April to early May is our sweet spot.
    Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2025
  • For these rounds, 10 and 11 are the sweet spot.
    Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The sweet spot seems to be 3-4 cups a day, but no more than that.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But right now my goal is just to be present and enjoy this sweet spot of life.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The good news is there are plenty of trips out there that’ll hit that sweet spot.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Sep. 2019
  • This tablet hits the sweet spot for casual use.
    PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Clark suggests fifty guests or fewer is the sweet spot.
    Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
  • That seems to be the formative sweet spot.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Comfort plus polish is the sweet spot for me.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The sweet spot for price point is in the eye of the beholder.
    Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Hit that sweet spot, and flow can happen anywhere.
    Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Somehow thread the needle and find the sweet spot?
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The sweet spot is somewhere in the middle.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025

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