How to Use lollipop in a Sentence

lollipop

noun
Definition of lollipopnext
  • After pulling the claws out, fat lollipops of crab clung to the joints.
    — Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
  • Using a knife, carve a hole in the bottom of the lollipop shape for the stake.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2 Nov. 2020
  • According to the caption, the kids had to be bribed with lollipops to stay still for the pic.
    — refinery29.com, 22 May 2018
  • Cut through the meat tendons and sinews and then press the meat down firmly to form a lollipop.
    — Allie Morris, ExpressNews.com, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Archie wore a red, white, and blue baseball cap and sucked on a lollipop.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 7 July 2022
  • Spray or rub coconut oil on the lamb and dip each lollipop into the spice mix.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Place one 1½-inch fondant round over lollipop and pinch to close.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The lollipop that launched a thousand thinkpieces in 2019!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • If making a spice paste, slather each lollipop with that.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Only right that he’s handed the award with a lollipop, too.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Kyle also held up two lollipops — one blue and one pink.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Hard candies, like lollipops that children suck on, linger longer in the mouth.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Dip about a half inch of the lollipop stick in the melted candy and stick halfway into the cake ball.
    — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022
  • Sill posed with a lollipop in her mouth — her favorite way to be photographed.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Pause for a second and look at that bacon lollipop: Dang.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Part of the virus’s RNA genome has to fold up into a lollipop-like shape in order for proteins to be made.
    — Patricia L. Foster, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2019
  • With long black hair, a colorful dress, and a lollipop in the corner of her mouth, Shen doesn't look 74 years old.
    — Kevin Schoenmakers, CNN, 26 June 2021
  • In the scene, Maren hands her a large lollipop welcoming her to Munchkinland.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 6 June 2018
  • Before the virus attacks, the spike protein looks like a lollipop, left, called the pre-fusion state.
    — USA Today, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Finally, wrap the lollipop in plastic, and tie it with a festive bow to complete the look.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Madding started off baking cake-pops, small and iced cake spheres on lollipop sticks.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 7 Dec. 2022
  • And yet the office is fossilized, like a gift-shop lollipop with a scorpion wedged inside, stuck in the time of pants.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • At the end, Maren handed Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, a giant swirly lollipop.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
  • Club members are poised to lightly hide eggs and plant lollipop flowers on front lawns on the eve of Easter, April 16.
    — courant.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Hot the musical is ready to offer audiences the opposite of the fuzzy end of the lollipop.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 July 2022
  • Last will be Candy Dreams, which are small and reddish black with a strong grape lollipop flavor.
    — David Karp, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
  • For the eyes: Using a lollipop stick or toothpick, place a tiny bit of chocolate on the back of each candy eye ball and stick onto the cake balls.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2020
  • But who doesn’t want to be the sort of person who pulls a homemade lollipop out of their purse and offers it to a friend on a moment’s notice?
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The woman sucked a lollipop, or licked her lips, or covered her nipples with two fingers of each hand.
    — Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Serve the cloud-like meringues at showers, at luncheons, or on lollipop sticks for a sweet birthday party.
    — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2023

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