candy machine

Example Sentences

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A few scenes later, a pelican switches on a cotton candy machine with its bill, sending hot sugar whirring through the air — seriously — and I nearly applauded in delight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

I heard a reporter complain on Monday about losing money in the candy machine.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2022

Game of Thrones has long lived by the surprise, and it ended with a surprise, proving, in the process, what anyone who has ever used a 25-cent candy machine already knows: Some surprises are trifling.

From Slate • May 20, 2019

The enclosure also held “two beer counters, a souvenir store, a cotton candy machine and a food tent where tourists tried red beans and rice but seldom braved the crimson boiled crawfish.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2019

The hypnotic whirl of the cotton candy machine helped keep my full-on panic about our secret show at bay.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez