hard candy

Example Sentences

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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

Actors, resuming their war on phones and hard candy now that masks are no longer required, are up in arms about bad etiquette.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Most people give little thought to Earth’s deep interior, thinking of our home planet as simple nested layers, like a jawbreaker hard candy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Brown, who said he is a notorious water drinker, has started to chew on hard candy to keep his mouth from drying up — a trick he learned from Scully.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

I don’t know if it was pride from Father’s words or the pleasure from a piece of hard candy that beckoned, but I felt so good I thought I would burst.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson