Definitions

candy store

NOUN

store selling candy

Synonyms

WEAK

confectioner's shop confectionery sweet-shop tuck shop

Example Sentences

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Back in New York City, an upmarket candy store company called BonBon now has five shops across Manhattan and Brooklyn, and another in the Hamptons on Long Island that opened last summer.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s like a giant breeding experiment—a candy store to play in,” said cidermaker David Buchanan, of Portersfield Cider in rural Pownal, which has used apples from Turley’s trunk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

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

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

But, as we all know, if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we’d … hmm, something about a candy store?

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2024

Mrs. Cooper from the candy store and her daughter, Thelma, arrived next, stepping into the bucket line and asking how to help.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper