confection
Example Sentences
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A self-taught tailor, Mr. Cole found his inner Bob Mackie to make his own outfits, sewing elaborate confections of feathers, rhinestones, pearls and satin.
From New York Times
Outside is a sweet, fluffy layer of confection.
From New York Times
The gown, a lilac strapless confection encrusted in beads and flowers, is lovely — and look how Mrs. Harris, in her prettily flowered blouse and apron, seems already connected to it.
From Seattle Times
“The whole confection is a sort of an operatic guilty pleasure,” McVicar said, comparing the production to binge-watching a season of “Downton Abbey.”
From New York Times
Over the years, she began weaving more personal stories and geopolitical context into her increasingly sophisticated annual confections.
From Washington Post
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