candy-coated

Example Sentences

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They give us candy-coated comedy with a surprisingly varied center, full of unexpected twists.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Director Mun is not handing her audience some candy-coated reunion story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The result is a pastel-coloured, candy-coated club anthem, whose infectious energy kept it in the charts for 39 weeks.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

Raya Martin’s charming teen comedy is a candy-coated blast from the Philippines’ past — a movie decked out in period references and misted with ’90s nostalgia.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

The outer leaves were going red, yellow, and orange, while the inner ones still held the deep green of summer, so that the trees appeared candy-coated.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart