rock candy
Example Sentences
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The tart fruit lingered on the palate like rock candy.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
X-ray crystallography saturates proteins in a salt bath solution until they form crystals akin to rock candy.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 31, 2020
At first, I modeled in a schematic stem, so the spike looked a bit like a rock candy lollipop.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 25, 2020
Rather than displaying repeating patterns, as do the crystals that form snowflakes or rock candy, quasi-crystals show non-repeating patterns.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2016
I see a father coming home early, surprising everyone with rock candy sticks from the market, telling heroic stories from the hospital every night before bed.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
