How to Use sugarcoat in a Sentence

sugarcoat

verb
  • She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
  • Fans want to hear it all, not to have some guy sugarcoat it all the time.
    Sainted & Tainted Writers, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2019
  • There's no way to sugarcoat it: Lochia lasts a long time.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Shows like The Office or Taxi or Cheers didn’t sugarcoat the grind that was day-to-day work.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There's no point in sugarcoating it: 2016 was the Earth's hottest year on record.
    Kristen Lepore, Marie Claire, 9 May 2017
  • There’s no way to sugarcoat the Browns’ face plant so far this season.
    Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • No reason for Texas’ coach to sugarcoat it at this point.
    Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 1 Feb. 2020
  • There is no way to sugarcoat it: These are enormous shifts against Democrats.
    David Faris, The Week, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The astrologer doesn't beat around the bush or sugarcoat anything.
    Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • There's no need to sugarcoat it - Spurs were bad against Watford.
    SI.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Getty There's no point in sugarcoating it: 2016 was the Earth's hottest year on record.
    Kristen Lepore, Marie Claire, 9 May 2017
  • Garland did not sugarcoat the need for police reform or the core of the issue.
    Josh Margolin, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Do not sugarcoat it because them kids know what Google is.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Sorry that this is my first email to the whole company, but there is no way to sugarcoat the message.
    Joe Wituschek, BGR, 10 Nov. 2022
  • There's no way to sugarcoat it; alcohol is not great for your health.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The dire nature of the predicament can’t be sugarcoated.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Runners’ feet take a beating.
    Emily Shiffer, SELF, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The star hasn’t sugarcoated the challenges of nursing, though.
    Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • There's no way to sugarcoat it: Last week was another tough one.
    Graeme McMillan, Wired, 3 May 2020
  • The Bruins love that their coach is demanding and doesn’t sugarcoat their flaws.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2022
  • The thing about Tarell Basham’s rookie season: No one ever seemed to sugarcoat it.
    Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2018
  • His stories are weird and scary and don't sugarcoat anything.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Cole Beasley didn’t sugarcoat his 2017 season, calling it the worst of his career.
    Drew Davison, star-telegram, 13 June 2018
  • There’s no way to sugarcoat it; after all, data doesn’t lie.
    Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
  • All of that said, Gates doesn’t sugarcoat the impact of a national lockdown.
    oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Rarest of all are the ones which do us the great honor of refusing to sugarcoat the pill of aging and decline, their honesty a kind of blessing.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2021
  • There's really no way to sugarcoat what the loss of Oklahoma and Texas would mean to the conference.
    Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
  • Prince William didn't sugarcoat his review of a homemade batch of cupcakes.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • There’s no way to sugarcoat the impact of the pandemic virus on the restaurant industry.
    Kate Krader, Bloomberg.com, 18 Dec. 2020
  • And please don't sugarcoat scuttlebutt that is making your company look bad.
    Mike Maynard, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

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