How to Use saccharine in a Sentence

saccharine

adjective

• The flowers and vines of the Mudgee will lift the mood without going saccharine.
  — Boutique Rugs, CNN Underscored, 18 Sep. 2020
• To keep the new series from getting too saccharine, the lives of Katy and her friends aren’t perfect all of the time.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2020
• The song is saccharine, soppy, and tongue-in-cheek, like all of Redd Kross’ best power pop songs.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
• And that’s the appeal of these saccharine foodstuffs, too.
  — New York Times, 21 Dec. 2020
• But the berry and cream churro topped with cream cheese frosting and pink sprinkles proved a bit too saccharine for most in the group.
  — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
• If this is starting to sound too saccharine, don’t worry—there’s still a case to crack.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
• No time to hold in your throat the saccharine weight of idle conversation.
  — Hazlitt, 31 July 2024
• For the pink-tinged makeup look that walked that perfect line between sweet and saccharine, Jenn said the theme all started with the dress.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2018
• The palate is quite sweet, but not saccharine, with notes of fresh orange, maple syrup, vanilla custard, and pecan pie.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 June 2023
• These fun swirled shapes add a sense of whimsy and playfulness that pairs well with the saccharine color scheme.
  — Kathryn Pagel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2023
• There can be a saccharine sweetness to K-pop, and bubble gum is an aesthetic the genre doesn’t shy away from.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2018
• Mighty Ducks series, whose saccharine content is likely to be through the roof.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Feb. 2021
• No, not the food—the vector for this disease was a popular teen soap opera with a saccharine title.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 6 Mar. 2017
• But [her story] is told in a way that isn’t too saccharine or lecturing.
  — Erica Russell, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2022
• Choose a shade with more of a patina; true blush can appear far too feminine and saccharine in the wrong lighting.
  — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2018
• While The Upshaws is a bit edgier in terms of family shows, Fields is also sure to feed her more saccharine side.
  — Veronica Wells, Essence, 23 Nov. 2021
• Need some counterprogramming to the saccharine and the schlocky?
  — Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
• And yet, my Brooklyn bodega is still stocking five varieties of the saccharine fruit-on-the-bottom stuff that the kids from the middle school across the street can’t seem to get enough of.
  — Priya Krishna, Bon Appetit, 11 Apr. 2018
• In Ars' eyes, at least, the show pivoted to more of a saccharine delivery system.
  — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2019
• Both of those things are hard to land in a way that’s interesting, not saccharine, but not punishing.
  — Tracy Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
• There’s the saccharine faux-nostalgia of Downton fans, the ones who love The Crown and afternoon tea and the actual monarchy.
  — Laurie Penny, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• There remain too many moments that are cloying and saccharine enough to induce toothache.
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2018
• But Valentine’s day, with its tales of Cupid and swan song of chocolates and roses and saccharine sweetheart candies does just that.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 10 Feb. 2022
• But Lewis brought a nervy energy that pushed against the saccharine instincts of network sitcoms.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• The trio makes saccharine sound eccentric as their sweet soprano ranges twist and turn on R&B-style vocal runs.
  — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2017
• The members of Pretty Loud, possibly the world’s first all-Roma female hip-hop group, don’t write saccharine love songs.
  — New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021
• Betty still has her uniform of saccharine colors and a perky ponytail, but this version has a lot more agency.
  — Annina Mislin, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2018
• Wine snobs loved to hate it, objecting to its ultra-ripe flavors, writing it off as saccharine.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2021
• Many of his films are structured like romcoms, minus the saccharine touches or hokey contrivances.
  — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
• The track highlights Sophie’s most saccharine pop proclivities with space age synths and ’90s freestyle rhythms.
  — Juan Velasquez, Them, 23 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024