sweetheart

[US]/'swiːthɑːt/
[UK]/'swit'hɑrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. lover, beloved

Example Sentences

They were sweethearts for ten years before they married.

don't worry, sweetheart, I've got it all worked out.

She called him sweetheart as they danced together.

He surprised his sweetheart with a bouquet of flowers.

They have been sweethearts since high school.

She is my sweetheart and my best friend.

He always writes his sweetheart love letters.

They are the sweethearts of the town.

She baked her sweetheart a batch of cookies.

He whispered sweet nothings into his sweetheart's ear.

Their love story is like a fairytale, they are each other's sweethearts.

She always keeps a photo of her sweetheart in her wallet.

Real-world Examples

They were accompanied by their wives and sweethearts.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

Well, until today, you were his high school sweetheart.

Source: The Best Mom

No, of course she didn't, sweetheart.

Source: S03

It was inspired by his childhood sweetheart who refused his hand in marriage.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

Well, she just went through a very nasty divorce from her high school sweetheart.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

I cannot, Diggory, marry you, or think of letting you call me your sweetheart.

Source: Returning Home

Yeah, good night, sweetheart. I love you.

Source: Friends Season 9

For example, your name or your sweetheart's name.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) December 2015 Collection

Oh, sweetheart. She sleep through the night?

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

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