How to Use "Sweet" with Example Sentences

sweet (adj): tasting like sugar; pleasant smelling; nice

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Used with adverbs:

"The dessert is very sweet."
(very, extremely, fairly, quite, too)

"The cake is a little sweet for me."
(a little, slightly, a bit)

"Are the cookies sweet enough for you?"
(enough)

"Her mom is really sweet to everyone."
(really, very, awfully, terribly)

Used with verbs:

"The cheesecake tasted too sweet."
(tasted)

"The flowers smell like sweet candy."
(smell)

"She makes very sweet desserts."
(makes, bakes)

"His girlfriend is very sweet."
(be: is/am/are, seems, looks, sounds)

"I find her to be too sweet."
(find)

Used with prepositions:

"His mom is always so sweet to us."
(to)

"The pie was too sweet for us."
(for)

sweet (n): candy or something that tastes like sugar

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Used with adjectives:

"She always has a bag of sugary sweets."
(sugary, chewy)

"He bought his girlfriend a box of chocolate sweets."
(chocolate)

Used with verbs:

"She likes eating sweets."
(eating, sucking on)