cupcake

Example Sentences

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His obsession with late-night television is almost endearing, like a child who bursts into tears on their birthday because someone smooshed a cupcake into their cheek.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“Freeze in ice cube trays or silicone cupcake trays, bag, and label. You will never buy bouillon again.”

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Nor need they feel beholden to cupcake makers, cobblers, tax preparers or manufacturers of cheap lingerie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

She’s a walking cupcake — in this genre, a disposable-seeming treat — yet the way Madelyn Cline plays her is fabulous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

She’s wearing a tight white T-shirt with a smiling cupcake emoji on it and the words sweet Stephanie’s in sparkly silver font.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan