hard candy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hard candy
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Then there was Choc-O-Mint, a satisfying chocolate hard candy with a minty accent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Once again, our heroine is a steely, scrappy young woman who has a single vice — Weaving’s Grace had a penchant for cigarettes; Barrera’s Joey gobbles hard candy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
They wore red, white and blue outfits, admired the marching band and darted in the street to scoop up hard candy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
The hard candy - known locally as "love on a stick" - was presumably thrown as an act of affection, but caused the singer huge discomfort.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
His frame was delicate, his wrists as narrow as mine, with knobs of bone that looked like they could be broken off like hard candy.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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