hard candy
Example Sentences
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Then there was Choc-O-Mint, a satisfying chocolate hard candy with a minty accent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Once again, our heroine is a steely, scrappy young woman who has a single vice — Weaving’s Grace had a penchant for cigarettes; Barrera’s Joey gobbles hard candy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The hard candy - known locally as "love on a stick" - was presumably thrown as an act of affection, but caused the singer huge discomfort.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
There are lacy bonnets for vegetables, glass knife and fork rests shaped like pieces of hard candy and a candelabra made to hold eggs rather than candles.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
There’s a long pause and then a wheezing sound, like someone is choking on a hard candy.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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