confectionery

Example Sentences

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After a visit home, I returned to campus with a stockpile, like a confectionery smuggler crossing state lines with sugary contraband stuffed between sweatshirts in my suitcase.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Since joining the series, Leith has sampled scores of competitors’ signature bakes, judged technical baking challenges and marveled at numerous bakers’ memorable confectionery showstoppers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

And UK food advertising spend is dominated by products high in fat, salt and sugar, such as confectionery, sugary drinks, fast food, and snacks, according to the latest Ofcom Communications Market Report.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Retail Halloween chocolate and candy sales hit $7.4 billion last year, up 2.2% from 2023, and represented about 18% of all confectionery retail sales in 2024.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

I’ve always regarded the Pepper Imp as the king of the confectionery bag.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling