Example Sentences

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Confectionery historian Alex Hutchinson said many confectioners were lowering the amount of cocoa ingredients in their chocolate in favour of cheaper alternatives.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

A layer of cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and whipped topping are spread on top of that.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

While the cake bakes, lay a clean dish towel on a work surface, and fill a fine-mesh sieve with about ½ cup confectioners sugar.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Merchants outside the card industry such as jewelers, florists and confectioners eventually joined the bandwagon.

From Fox News • Feb. 6, 2022

He set aside special days to honor individual states and nations and to fete distinct groups of workers, including cobblers, millers, confectioners, and stenographers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson