How to Use cotton candy in a Sentence

cotton candy

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  • There will also be a few other festival favorites, French fries, cotton candy and churros.
    — Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Wesley’s favorite flower, the pink Queen of the Prairie, bears a resemblance to a cone of cotton candy.
    — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Then just before closing, it’s a mad dash consisting of Frito pie, cotton candy, fried bacon, and pineapple whip.
    — Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2021
  • It’s time for the Olympics to grow up and stop being a cheezy traveling carnival with rusty thrill rides operated by glaze-eyed drifters buzzed on cotton candy.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The brand recently turned classic carnival snacks like cotton candy, caramel popcorn, and caramel apples into doughnuts.
    — Joey Skladany, PEOPLE.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Lavender Bean Cheesecake and Chocolate Caramel, both of which feature ice cream wrapped in cotton candy and topped with sprinkles.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Drinks include boozy snow cones, cotton candy martinis, caramel apple martinis and Blow Pop martinis.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 28 July 2021
  • The parade procession culminated with a safe summer kick off celebration that included games and activities as well as treats such as cotton candy.
    — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
  • New varieties and crazy flavors keep appearing — cotton candy, cactus, even cannabis — with names like Jungle, Boost and Stalker.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 8 June 2024
  • Notes of lemon and raspberry cotton candy blend with the watermelon to give you a one-of-a-kind body polish that legit smells like a watermelon Jolly Rancher.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The cotton candy, though, will stay the core of her focus.
    — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Mar. 2022
  • This drink smelled more like cotton candy to me at first waft.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The nose leads with cotton candy grapes, plum, and orange.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
  • This blend will make your home smell like a field of peonies that's been spiked with sweet cotton candy and a touch of guava.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Dec. 2022
  • But be sure to save room for dessert, where cotton candy and popcorn ice cream is a required meal.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
  • Plan to dine at one of the restaurants on the Trabocchi Coast, lulled by the sea while enjoying the cotton candy sky.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • Guesses were all over the map: Some thought that Starlight tastes like cotton candy, funnel cake or S’mores.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Spark Paws’ cotton candy hoodie is soft and cozy, and comes in a range of colors for both pets and their parents.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Add a cotton candy stand and popcorn machine to the mix, obvs.
    — Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Your server will Bring out fresh cotton candy in a glass and your drink in a separate vile.
    — Jordyn Brown, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The best ones combine the fluff of cotton candy, the creaminess of French toast, the gentle pull of a fresh doughnut and the buttery softness of poundcake.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The blend, called Pink Sands, is light, sweet, and reminiscent of cotton candy.
    — Beth Sobol, Allure, 3 May 2024
  • At 56, Fat Mike has thick white hair and sideburns, except where they’ve been dyed the blue of plastic sharks or cotton candy.
    — Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The scent — with notes of vanilla, orange, lavender, and citrus — smells like cotton candy and lasts for hours.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Marshmallows and cotton candy form the pleasant core of the profile here.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Maple syrup and maple syrup cotton candy will be available for purchase.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Drinks, popcorn and cotton candy can also be purchased at the Dessert Tent.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Barbie, based on the Mattel doll, is a top Oscar contender and a movie that had real depth amid all the pink cotton candy.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
  • On the other hand, Jackson chose a lighter sky blue color that reminds us of sweet cotton candy.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 24 May 2022
  • No other state has crowned that flavor as its favorite; nationally, cotton candy ranks a lowly 14th.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024

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