Examples of sugarcoat in a Sentence
She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
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Her refusal to sugarcoat the interior and exterior lives of her characters, whether enslaved or traumatized by the past — by events in American history — was purposeful.
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Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
There’s no reason to sugarcoat that.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
There's no reason to sugarcoat it.
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
There’s no reason to sugarcoat that.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
There’s no reason to sugarcoat that.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
There's no reason to sugarcoat it.
—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
There’s no reason to sugarcoat that.
—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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“Sugarcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcoat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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sugarcoat
verb
sug·ar·coat
ˌshu̇g-ər-ˈkōt 
: to coat with or as if with sugar
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