Definitions

candy store

NOUN

store selling candy

Synonyms

WEAK

confectioner's shop confectionery sweet-shop tuck shop

Example Sentences

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One of them darted into the candy store the second she saw it on our first day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

SQ: Was that like being a kid in a candy store?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

When Cossington, who described herself as feeling like "a kid in the candy store", was tasked with recruiting the "best in the world", Van Ginhoven was top of her list.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Award show season is a candy store of glamour and star bursts for some.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

She leads the way down the block, past the candy store, the bakery, the diner, to the park on the corner.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson