as in sweetness
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Recent Examples of sweetness and light
Florida’s other Republican senator, Marco Rubio, delivered a speech filled with sweetness and light.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
All is sweetness and light between Ozzy Osbourne and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the Prince of Darkness prepares for his second induction — this time as a solo artist.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Brown sugar: Adds sweetness and light notes of molasses that complement the pumpkin flavor.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
Will this sweetness and light continue throughout his forthcoming Dahl shorts, or will Anderson complicate the matter further?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2023
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
All is sweetness and light between Ozzy Osbourne and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the Prince of Darkness prepares for his second induction — this time as a solo artist.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Brown sugar: Adds sweetness and light notes of molasses that complement the pumpkin flavor.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
Will this sweetness and light continue throughout his forthcoming Dahl shorts, or will Anderson complicate the matter further?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for sweetness and light
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetness and light
Noun
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Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.—
Lesley M.M. Blume,
Town & Country,
6 Dec. 2022
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Sammy’s awareness of his mother’s infidelity, his father’s complaisance, and how both were relieved by his creative Boy Scout merit-badge projects and fantasies requires a separate article.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Nov. 2022
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Ring In 2017, a study in the journal Science Advances concluded this friendliness may have been a result of genetic changes over an extended period of time.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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This isn’t the kind of spa where employees avoid your eyeline or won’t greet you in the hallways for fear of interrupting your inner peace, and this genuine friendliness comes as a welcome surprise in the often-intimidating heart of Hollywood.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
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“Sweetness and light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetness%20and%20light. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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