Used in a Sentence

sweets

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sweets.

Editorial note

Studies were carried out at a mental hospital where patients were force fed sugary sweets to provoke caries.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Confectionery, candy.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sweets gathered in one view.

noun

Confectionery, candy.

noun

A term of endearment; sweetheart.

noun

flowers, sweet-scented.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sweets.

noun

Confectionery, candy.

noun

A term of endearment; sweetheart.

noun

flowers, sweet-scented.

noun

(slang) drugs, amphetamine

Example sentences

1

Studies were carried out at a mental hospital where patients were force fed sugary sweets to provoke caries.

2

Before then, Smirnoff has been a girly drink; a pre-mixed bottled drink of vodka, water and colored sweets.

3

Worse - most of the carb calories seem to come from fried carbs, or sugar rich sweets.

4

Perfectly acceptable, you even had chance to find out what was in the sweets /s.

5

I also cut out meat, chicken, and other processed foods from my diet (sweets) because of calorie concerns.

6

I also find that when abstaining from alcohol, I crave ice cream and other sweets far more.

7

Avoid specially excess fructose, so yes, lose the sodas, and sweets and sugar.

8

In general people consume more calories when they predominantly take their calories in from carb sources, through stupid sources like liquid (soda) or sweets.

9

And I am not entirely immune to sweets or easy hooks; however, I have grown up.

10

Don't be sweet talked by someone with no sweets in their pocket.

11

Alcohol and sweets seem to satisfy a common underlying craving in me.

12

I don't even bother to walk down the sweets or snacks isles at the grocery anymore.

Quote examples

1

It's like someone offers you a bag of sweets and as you take them they say "you're fine with cryptosporidium" under their breath; you think they muttered some marketing slogan and instead you get ill from the sweets.

2

While I was still addicted to sugar and craving the taste of sweets, I switched to the "sugar free" sugar alcohol versions of treats.

3

> "But is my taste for sweets as destructive as this?" I'm pretty sure obesity kills more people than social games.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sweets in a sentence?

Studies were carried out at a mental hospital where patients were force fed sugary sweets to provoke caries.

What does sweets mean?

Confectionery, candy.

What part of speech is sweets?

sweets is commonly used as noun.