sugar skulls
- plural of sugar skull.
Example Sentences
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That October, the hallways brimmed with photos, sugar skulls and pan dulce — Día de los Muertos offerings meant to commemorate deceased loved ones.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Typically, it is an intimate family tradition observed with home altars and visits to local cemeteries to decorate graves with flowers and sugar skulls.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
Day of the Dead figurines, sugar skulls and Catrina are omnipresent, as are street tacos and huevos rancheros.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2019
The giant pyramid dress decorated with sugar skulls that glowed in black light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2018
“Oh, I brought sugar skulls we can decorate, too!”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
