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

The sweet-chili sauce tasted like hard candy spiked with red-pepper flakes and reminded me of my favorite McDonald’s sauce growing up: sweet-and-sour.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

I pecked his cheek and he slipped a piece of hard candy into my hand.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson