candy
noun
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
candylike
-
a word derived from
candy.
Example Sentences
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They are sweeter and redder, more candylike than acidic.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2023
Refrigerated or frozen leftovers take on a candylike chewiness, but a quick zap in the microwave will return it to just-baked softness.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
When roasted, grapes go from sweet to candylike, their outsides caramelize, and their insides turn jammy.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2019
You can eat an adapted wedge salad with candylike lumps of bacon and an unresponsive tofu-sesame dressing.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
The house smelled of warmth, good food, sweet powder and a stronger candylike smell that came from a hard chalkish disc that Sissy wore in an imitation-silver filigree heart on a chain around her neck.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
