cinnamon bun
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I use it two days later to buy a loaf of rye bread, plus pastries for Salmon and me: ham-and-cheese croissant, cinnamon bun.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Then I rolled it up like a cinnamon bun.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025
It’s often nicknamed the "cinnamon bun" strategy – after where the posh bakery, Gail’s, has its sites.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024
The intestines were spiraled like a cinnamon bun, and the stomach had a muscular layer and a layer of glands, indicating that the fish used digestive juices.
From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2022
“I’m going into Dunkin’ Donuts, and I’m going to order a large coffee for you and a cinnamon bun for me.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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