Collocations for sweet - adj.
1. tasting like sugar/smelling pleasant
VERBS
be, smell, taste
The air smelled sweet and clean.
The air smelled sweet and clean.
make sth | find sth
I found the dessert a bit sweet for my taste.
I found the dessert a bit sweet for my taste.
ADV.
extremely, very | a bit, quite, rather, slightly | enough
Is the tea sweet enough for you?
Is the tea sweet enough for you?
sickly
an overpowering, sickly sweet smell
an overpowering, sickly sweet smell
2. nice
VERBS
be, look | keep sb
(informal) He''d promised her a new car, just to keep her sweet (= keep her in a good mood).
(informal) He''d promised her a new car, just to keep her sweet (= keep her in a good mood).
ADV.
awfully, really, terribly, very | quite, rather
PREP.
to
She was really sweet to me.
She was really sweet to me.
PHRASES
sweet little
a rather sweet little cottage
a rather sweet little cottage