Definitions

candy store

NOUN

store selling candy

Synonyms

WEAK

confectioner's shop confectionery sweet-shop tuck shop

Example Sentences

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We moved a lot, sometimes suddenly, winding up with the nine of us in a two-bedroom apartment over a candy store in Rutherford, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

We’re kids staring into the window of the cosmic candy store.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 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

I felt like a kid in a candy store!

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers