How to Use confetti in a Sentence

confetti

noun
  • When the confetti cleared from Toronto streets, the ring stayed.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
  • At the end of their set, Mars jumped into the crowd as confetti rained down on the stage.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Stories, songs and a confetti drop when the clock strikes 12 -- p.m., that is!
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The toddlers look at the confetti and smile at their dad in the sweet exchange.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But the ball is still scheduled to drop, and the confetti is supposed to fly.
    oregonlive, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Pink confetti shot out from a machine in front of the podium as the bell rang.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • There is also confetti on the top of the Google results page.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The confetti sprinkled across the floor of Neville Arena is long gone.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 2 Nov. 2022
  • But among the tears, there were still stacks of flower leis, confetti and smiles.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 June 2021
  • Call it #MeSix and be prepared: The confetti canon is aimed at you.
    New York Times, 3 Oct. 2021
  • And there were streamers and confetti and Champagne and a lot of tears.
    Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • That was the case for Simms, with the confetti falling on that Pasadena evening.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Travis Kelce can pop the question to Swift on the field as confetti rains down upon them.
    Doug McIntyre, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • There won’t be confetti or a car with cans tied to the back, or people in those big hats with the netting.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The broth, rich with funk, is sprinkled with a green confetti burst of cilantro, a bit of brightness atop the soup’s murky depths.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The confetti fell, the fireworks exploded and the trophy went to the other team.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The confetti has been swept up from the floor in BC Place Stadium.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The studs have cute confetti beading through Minnie’s face and ears and a shiny gold bow.
    Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The rest of the team stood behind ropes as the entire field was showered with confetti.
    Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2021
  • The virus took all our plans and assumptions about the world and tossed them into the air like confetti.
    Candace Taylor, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2021
  • By the end of night, a confetti of bread crumbs blanketed the table.
    Cuong Pham, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The noodles come in a set of two and have festive confetti inside for a sparkling touch to your pool day.
    Hannah Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Beth’s death stare at Jamie while the confetti is falling…how did that not bore a hole straight through his head?
    William Earl, Variety, 13 Nov. 2022
  • After the game, the girls played in the confetti with their mother on the field at SoFi Stadium.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022
  • More than 3,000 pounds of confetti will also be dropped at midnight to mark the New Year.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Time to get those peppers in my country kitchen to make hot and sweet confetti jam.
    Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Super Bowl champs, with the confetti raining in their home palace at that.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Posey said the older kids were throwing confetti around the house.
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2020
  • The celebratory confetti raining from the roof will douse the turf either scarlet and gray or blue and gold.
    Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In the moments after the AFC Championship win, the couple celebrated with a kiss on the field as confetti fell around them.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025

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