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

They wore red, white and blue outfits, admired the marching band and darted in the street to scoop up hard candy.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

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

If Janae is the sticky sweetness keeping us sisters together, then I’m the hard candy shell, the protector.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi