How to Use cotton candy in a Sentence

cotton candy

noun
  • Spin Spun’s glow-in-the-dark cotton candy was also a hit.
    Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • This three-barrel, cotton candy pink gadget yields beachy, boho waves for quick and easy styling.
    Annie Blackman, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
  • One stand boasts cotton candy, candy apples, and caramel apples dipped in homemade caramel.
    al, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Event includes games, a DJ, photo booth, cotton candy and more.
    Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Navy and rust accents did just that, adding a little moodiness and contrast to all of the light, cotton candy-like hues.
    Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Inside, giant clouds of cotton candy were being swirled onto paper cones.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2019
  • In addition to the haunted house, enjoy music, cotton candy, a photo booth and more.
    Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The creamy ice cream melted into the fluffy cotton candy and the crunchy cereal contrasted with the gooey gummies.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
  • That’s quite similar to the density of cotton candy, and more than a dozen times airier than the gas giant Jupiter.
    Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The pastel macarons, cotton candy and decorative caramel corn bags looked primed and ready for an Instagram feed.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Families clambered onto carnival rides and lapped at cones of cotton candy while other visitors swayed and danced in front of the bandstands.
    Daily Pilot, 21 Sep. 2019
  • And some cotton candy and bubble gum flavors contained aldehydes, a class of chemicals that can cause airway constriction.
    Emily Baumgaertner, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The preview later shows daughter Moriah taking her first bite of cotton candy — something most kids her age would have enjoyed by the bagful several times over.
    Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 21 Oct. 2019
  • For their research, the Harvard team borrowed from a carnival food favorite and spun edible fibers made of gelatin using rotary jet spinning, a process similar to how cotton candy is made.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The cotton candy, though, will stay the core of her focus.
    Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Mar. 2022
  • On the road, car headlights cut through the ice fog that hangs over the road like cotton candy.
    Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2020
  • Live music blared across the grounds amid the smells of corn dogs, cotton candy and cheese curds.
    Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021
  • Here's where to find cotton candy, corn dogs, cheese curds and more.
    Star Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
  • This drink smelled more like cotton candy to me at first waft.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with game booths, cotton candy, snow-cones, popcorn and a cake walk.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2021
  • The nose leads with cotton candy grapes, plum, and orange.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
  • That was the fun, dopamine, 1,000-retweet, cotton candy option.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Like cotton candy, the fluffy atmospheres don’t have much of a shelf life.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 31 Dec. 2019
  • With more moisture in the air, strands can puff up like cotton candy while sweat kills off any volume at the roots.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 30 July 2024
  • This blend will make your home smell like a field of peonies that's been spiked with sweet cotton candy and a touch of guava.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Dec. 2022
  • But be sure to save room for dessert, where cotton candy and popcorn ice cream is a required meal.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
  • Plan to dine at one of the restaurants on the Trabocchi Coast, lulled by the sea while enjoying the cotton candy sky.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • As the aroma fills the room, the cooked bacon is dipped into a secret cotton candy syrup glaze.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
  • Guesses were all over the map: Some thought that Starlight tastes like cotton candy, funnel cake or S’mores.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The truffles, fudge, cotton candy, popcorn and ice cream are gone.
    Shwanika Narayan, SFChronicle.com, 15 Feb. 2020

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