candy-coated

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Looking for proof of life amid the candy-coated anti-depressants of suburbia.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

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

“They’re not candy-coated — there’s an edge to them.”

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

One was crammed with See’s Nuts & Chews, M & M’s, candy-coated cashews, instant hot chocolate with miniature marshmallows.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan