sugarcoat
verb
sug·ar·coat
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sugarcoated;
sugarcoating;
sugarcoats
Definition of sugarcoat
Examples of sugarcoat in a Sentence
She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
Recent Examples on the Web
The dire nature of the predicament can’t be sugarcoated. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "Is it time for Red Sox starters to become rovers again?," 16 Aug. 2019 There’s no way of sugarcoating this: Earthquake insurance is expensive. — David Lazarus, latimes.com, "Earthquake insurance: Is it worth it?," 9 July 2019 Levinson doesn't sugarcoat reality, however uneven or insubstantial storylines may seem to viewers or critics. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "In Praise of Euphoria, the Perfect Anti-Binge TV Show," 6 Aug. 2019 To continue reading this story, TRY IT NOW And that was why Lahoud didn’t sugarcoat SAFC’s 3-2 loss to Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday in a United Soccer League contest before 6,243 at Toyota Field. — Terrence Thomas, ExpressNews.com, "SAFC’s late rally comes up short," 4 Aug. 2019 The darker parts of our past, such as the Civil War, slavery, the wholesale genocide of Native Americans, and, perhaps most relevant to this particular instance, the Japanese Internment camps, are either forgotten about entirely or sugarcoated. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Americans Can't Admit Concentration Camps Exist in the U.S. Because They're Shameless," 20 June 2019 Even in her children’s books, Ms. Nasrallah would hardly sugarcoat the horrors of military conflict. — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, "Emily Nasrallah, 86, Lebanese novelist and activist," 17 Mar. 2018 In fact, vulnerable and honest stories like Davidson’s that refuse to sugarcoat the realities of mental illness and suicidal ideation send exactly the right kind of message to somebody in a tough place mentally. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Why It's a Good Thing Pete Davidson Is Talking About His Suicidal Thoughts," 4 Dec. 2018 To their credit, Mr. Flannery and Ms. Miller haven’t sugarcoated GE’s challenges during their brief tenures—a stark contrast to over three decades of careful corporate stage-management for Wall Street. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, "GE Will Be Dead Money for a While," 20 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sugarcoat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sugarcoat
verb
English Language Learners Definition of sugarcoat
: to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is
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