Sweet treats harm teeth fast.

Meaning: Eating sweet things can quickly damage your teeth.

Choice of Words: Sweet means having a pleasant taste. Treats are things that you eat or do for enjoyment. Harm means to cause damage or injury to something. Teeth are the hard, white parts of your mouth that you use to chew food. Fast means quickly or rapidly.

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Sugary foods damage teeth quickly.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence: eating sugary foods can damage your teeth quickly.

Choice of Words: Sugary foods are foods that contain a lot of sugar. Damage means to cause harm or injury to something. Teeth are the hard, white structures in your mouth that you use to chew food. Quickly means in a short amount of time.

Eating too much candy can rot your teeth.

Meaning: This means that eating too much candy can cause your teeth to decay and become damaged.

Choice of Words: Candy is a type of sugary food that is often eaten as a treat. Rot means to decay or decompose. Teeth are the hard, white structures in your mouth that you use to chew food.

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