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- adjective
superlative form ofsweet : mostsweet .
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Examples
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When night was at its noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents; but the tone thereof was weak; so I rose, glad to hear the silence broken, and followed the sound until I reached a closet whose door stood ajar.
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The sight and sounds brought solace to my sprite; and I walked among the trees, and I smelt the breath of the flowers on the breeze; and heard the birdies sing their melodies hymning the One, the Almighty in sweetest litanies; and I looked upon the apple whose hue is parcel red and parcel yellow; as said the poet: —
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But the last and best and sweetest is the ride by hill and dale
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If he is on a green level country with blue hills on the horizon, then, especially in the early morning, is the call sweetest, most irresistible.
Afoot in England 1881
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This he called the sweetest, and yet the most constraining of all motives of piety.
The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales Jean Pierre Camus 1618
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The smile spread wider over Crouch's face, as though recalling the sweetest memory of his life.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000
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The sweetest is the love of a mother for her baby.
Girls to the Rescue Bruce Lansky 1995
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The sweetest is the love of a mother for her baby.
Girls to the Rescue Bruce Lansky 1995
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The sweetest is the love of a mother for her baby.
Girls to the Rescue Bruce Lansky 1995
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For of all dishes the sweetest is a joyful countenance and a happy face.
Four Arthurian Romances de Troyes Chr��tien 1914
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