Definitions

candy store

NOUN

store selling candy

Synonyms

WEAK

confectioner's shop confectionery sweet-shop tuck shop

Example Sentences

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One person moved by the tale was Morris Michtom, the proprietor of a Brooklyn, N.Y., candy store and newsstand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

I felt like a kid in a candy store.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

While they were frying, Francie ran down to the candy store and bought a penny’s worth of brown rock candy.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith