How to Use confection in a Sentence

confection

noun
  • As for Lively's frothy confection of a gown, there's a lot to love.
    Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • At times, the episode felt like an all too indulgent confection that left my teeth aching.
    Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 23 May 2021
  • In lieu of birthday candles, Ora opted for one huge glass candle atop the sugary confection.
    Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 18 Aug. 2021
  • This popular confection, goat milk caramel candy sandwiched between two thin wafers, is pretty good no matter the brand, though.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson Food Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2021
  • And their lipstick a mysterious confection that went by number only.
    Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 3 July 2021
  • Thus, the availability of candy confection movies like this one, which don’t try to offer much more than vanilla enjoyment.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Then there’s a shot of their grandiose cake—a multi-tiered confection with Baroque-esque detailing, including a pair of gilded cherubs.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 June 2021
  • Indeed, the cold confection within was the unmistakable hue of powdered orange Cheddar.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 23 July 2021
  • Not one to disappoint a nobleman, the intrepid baker took pieces from a whole bunch of other cakes, pressed them together, and drenched the Franken-confection in a boozy syrup.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 18 May 2021
  • The result is a floral, honeyed confection, perfectly smooth save only for the pleasant disruptive crunch of a dusting of pistachios.
    Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 21 July 2021
  • Clearly, the need for content has thrown open the Marvel vault, especially for streaming, where this kind of strange confection only needs to tantalize a small subset of subscribers.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 May 2021
  • There are, however, plenty more possibilities for enjoying this fluffy confection.
    Washington Post, 31 July 2021
  • Ultimately, Beasts is just dull—the only real sin for a summer reality-TV confection.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 July 2021
  • Two weeks later, the city was crazy over the confection.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Fans seemed to agree with Hudson and gushed over the dreamy confection in the comments.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
  • First, there’s a sourness at the heart of Beane’s confection.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Dan Levy took the party's theme to the extreme in a blue confection from Loewe.
    Leanne Italie, Chron, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Dan Levy took the party’s theme to the extreme in a blue confection from Loewe.
    Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The kids are excited to try the new confection, but all the local stores are sold out.
    Chris Norris, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The pits in the cherries add a subtle almond flavor to the confection when baked.
    Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The confection, made of corn mousse, crema, cake and cookie, is designed to look like corn on the cob.
    Joyce Koh, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • It’s the perfect confection for those among us who simply don’t want to choose just one dessert.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Be sure to stop by the iconic Cafe du Monde for their signature take on the sweet and fluffy fried confection.
    Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Skip the basic box of chocolates this year and go for a more dazzling confection.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Ditch the white wedding gown in favor of a soft pink or a baby blue confection.
    Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 7 June 2022
  • And what’s Rudolph’s stuffing inside her spin on the confection?
    Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2023
  • With every sweet bite of this light white confection comes the timeless taste of creamy vanilla.
    Yadi Rodriguez, cleveland, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The great news is that gluten-free cookies and confections are just as fun to make and share, not to mention delicious.
    Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • This is a standard but grown-up rom-com confection that takes place entirely on the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus in one of those quaint little villages with colorful locals who hand out lots of love advice.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 July 2024
  • These parties were attended mostly by women, many of whom, like my mother, sported impressive confections of hair.
    Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024

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