sweet tooth
a liking or craving for candy and other sweets.
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How to use sweet tooth in a sentence
It’s a simple snack with an endless array of flavor options to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth.
Best snow-cone machine: Dial up some warm-weather fun | Jackson Cooper | November 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis year, in honor of love, you’re getting crafty, fully embracing your sweet tooth and opting to make date night special at home.
How You’re Making Valentine’s Day Weekend Special At Home | Charli Penn | February 12, 2021 | Essence.comSimultaneously, pastry cooks and chefs laid off because of covid-19 shutdowns are popping up online, offering candies and chocolates to anyone with a sweet tooth and Internet access.
This Valentine’s Day, reach for a better box of chocolates | Daniela Galarza | January 31, 2021 | Washington PostNow you can use them to satisfy your sweet tooth without any sugar.
To indulge your sweet tooth one last time, taste the sinfully delicious creations at Cold Hollow Cider Mill.
A Healthy Dose of Vermont: Soaking Up Fall in the Mountains of Stowe | William O’Connor | November 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
And of course, should Americans suddenly wake up and extract their sweet tooth, a vast international market awaits.
Twinkies Are Coming Back: The Metropoulos Brothers on the Brand | Daniel Gross | April 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFreedom, and the sometimes dubious means used to safeguard it, are at the heart of his 15th book of fiction, sweet tooth.
All Novels Are Spy Novels: Ian McEwan Talks ‘Sweet Tooth’ and His Life | Maya Jaggi | November 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTCode-named sweet tooth, her operation backs intellectuals who lean to the “right” side ideologically in the cultural Cold War.
All Novels Are Spy Novels: Ian McEwan Talks ‘Sweet Tooth’ and His Life | Maya Jaggi | November 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe has a childs sweet tooth, but for her healths sake I try to keep its inspirations under cheek.
A Horse's Tale | Mark Twain“I am sure our friend would like to learn about sugar,” remarked Fil, who had a sweet tooth for candy.
Fil and Filippa | John Stuart ThomsonGrandmother admitted that she had a "sweet tooth," and Betsey often surprised her with delicious dainties.
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl | Amy L. WatermanThe Vassar girl has a sweet tooth, and "fudge" parties always evolve love stories and fun in abundance.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment | Charles E. BoltonOne doesn't get the chance of heather honey every day, and I've a remarkably sweet tooth.
The Leader of the Lower School | Angela Brazil
British Dictionary definitions for sweet tooth
a strong liking for sweet foods
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Other Idioms and Phrases with sweet tooth
A love for sugary foods, as in You can always please Nell with cake or ice cream; she has a big sweet tooth. This expression dates from the late 1300s, although it then referred not only to sweets but other delicacies as well.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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