How to Use cotton candy in a Sentence

cotton candy

noun
  • Here's where to find cotton candy, corn dogs, cheese curds and more.
    Star Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
  • This ancient tree drops leaves that smell like cotton candy.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Sep. 2020
  • And Maggie was grinning, pulling apart a puff of cotton candy.
    Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The science center has two cotton candy lobsters as as well as an orange lobster and a few blue lobsters.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Sweet Dreams serving cotton candy, caramel apples, popcorn and slushies.
    Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2020
  • In his career spanning more than a decade, Rutka has only worked with 15 cotton candy lobsters.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
  • There will likely be no warm bags of popcorn, cups of hot chocolate or cotton candy doled out in exchange for the laughs as residents figure out how to pivot.
    Leanne Italie, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • When viewers are introduced to her, her hair is a sun-washed shade of cotton candy, or a piece of bubble gum clinging desperately to the last of its sweetness.
    Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 21 Aug. 2020
  • And, in South Dakota, the annual state fair will bring together thousands for cotton candy and amusement rides.
    Jessica Flores, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
  • The usual fair food vendors were on hand offering cotton candy, walking tacos, gyros, barbecued ribs, blooming onions and more (see the photo gallery for a menu).
    David Petkiewicz, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The bright pink color is reminiscent of cotton candy, as is the sweetness of Strickands’ Raspberry Pomegranate.
    cleveland, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The cotton candy, though, will stay the core of her focus.
    Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the visuals of the video truly bring the song to life, as the pop star flounces around with daisies in her hair, draped in cotton candy pink floral.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Spark Paws’ cotton candy hoodie is soft and cozy, and comes in a range of colors for both pets and their parents.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Add a cotton candy stand and popcorn machine to the mix, obvs.
    Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Your server will Bring out fresh cotton candy in a glass and your drink in a separate vile.
    Jordyn Brown, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Her latest craze is the rosy maple moth that’s all decked out in cotton candy pink and feathery feelers.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2021
  • Wesley’s favorite flower, the pink Queen of the Prairie, bears a resemblance to a cone of cotton candy.
    Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The best ones combine the fluff of cotton candy, the creaminess of French toast, the gentle pull of a fresh doughnut and the buttery softness of poundcake.
    Julia Moskin, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022

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