candy apple
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Decades of smashing overheads in tennis would sweeten me to Noah like no candy apple could.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Shiny, sugary and gleefully nonsensical, Trish Harnetiaux’s “Tin Cat Shoes” is like a candy apple — only it’s not an apple; it’s a tennis ball.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022
"I always resented having to throw out a great-looking candy apple one year."
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2021
Young Pokémon will be delighted when they see the set’s limited-edition figurines, which include ten iconic characters from the anime franchise and three Halloween accessories, like a candy apple toy, pumpkin and candy pile.
From Fox News • Sep. 18, 2021
The spokes were gold colored and the steel-frame body red, like a candy apple.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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