Sentence examples for instead of sweet from inspiring English sources

(Avoid burning at all costs or the dish will be bitter instead of sweet).

But she chooses scents that are "woody or green," she said, "instead of sweet or floral" ones that can feel overpowering.

Like grüner veltliners, they tend to be tart instead of sweet, and, when you can avoid the ones bottled in bulk, interesting on the palate.

Indeed, the few children who lost to Brees stood too close to the game's sensors; instead of sweet victory, they got a series of "Move Back" warnings from the high-def televisions.

"Think Free" is a more bucolic album than "Little Things," partly because of Ms. Scheinman, even though some of her playing -- notably on a track called "Kramer vs. Kramer vs. Godzilla" -- skews sandpapery instead of sweet.

My go-to white to share with others tends to be a grüner veltliner, an Austrian varietal that, sold in America, tends to be tart instead of sweet and fruity without being too grape-y.

Think about eating nuts as a snack instead of sweets, particularly if you have IBS: Sweets can cause gas and trigger IBS symptoms.

Instead of sweet-talking recruits, college coaches will instead offer athletes real contracts, just as professional teams do.

Yet there are some flaws in her characterisation: she only mentions that Tradescant had no sense of smell a third of the way into the book; surely this explains his desire to procure all things that look outlandish instead of sweet-smelling flowers?

Dessert is another juke — instead of sweets and chocolate, there are expositions on taste.

For a 1983 video called "The Banana Man," he borrowed a character from the television show "Captain Kangaroo" and turned him into a crazed camp clown passing out sex tips instead of sweets.