candy-coated

Example Sentences

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Director Mun is not handing her audience some candy-coated reunion story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The result is a pastel-coloured, candy-coated club anthem, whose infectious energy kept it in the charts for 39 weeks.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

Raya Martin’s charming teen comedy is a candy-coated blast from the Philippines’ past — a movie decked out in period references and misted with ’90s nostalgia.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

The candy-coated holiday as we know today really found its stride with the Victorians and their obsession with two things: romance and industrialization.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023

One was crammed with See’s Nuts & Chews, M & M’s, candy-coated cashews, instant hot chocolate with miniature marshmallows.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan