How to Use toffee in a Sentence

toffee

noun
  • Or fifty and a box of toffee from the place on Main Street.
    Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • And, for dessert, Kate's all about the sticky toffee pudding.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Milk chocolate, toffee, caramel and dark fruit on the palate.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Desserts include a lemon curd and a sticky toffee and date cake.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023
  • On top is a dark chocolate glaze and a crunchy bite of peanut toffee.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • The third course is a sticky toffee pudding with bay leaf ice cream.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The sticky toffee pudding, though a touch cloying, hit the spot.
    New York Times, 15 June 2018
  • The caramel and toffee used in their products is also made in-house.
    Adriana Ramirez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2019
  • On the tongue, Sierra Nevada starts with a quick flash of toffee-like malt.
    Michael Agnew, Star Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Rich palate packed with butter toffee and sweet red fruit notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Colors include quartz, sand, toffee, clay, sea urchin and pinot, which makes the pieces easy to mix and match.
    Krystin Arneson, CNN Underscored, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The rest of the drink combines Starbucks Blonde espresso, toffee syrup, and creamy oat milk.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This was a standout of the series, with sweet notes of fruit, vanilla, toffee, and honey on the palate.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Grab the polished cardigan in one of the 18 neutral tones available, from toffee to beige to olive.
    Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Sweetness from the maple syrup, nuttiness from the pecan, along with caramel and toffee notes, some heat on the finish.
    Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The leather notes from the nose ride back in for a final flourish on a finish that is sweetened up with a grace note of toffee.
    Brian Freedman, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The gourmet toffee — made originally in her home kitchen — was sold in over 500 stores.
    Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2023
  • The toffee was spread extremely thin across the crackers.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Both bars are thin slabs of toffee coated in chocolate.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
  • This makes room for the orange and lemon flavors, which dominate the toffee-like malts.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Curly toffee roses and the lovely @amandaelizabeth_art.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 24 Feb. 2020
  • There are plenty of options for brunettes to play up the layers in their hair, from peanut butter cup hair to touch of toffee.
    Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The still imparts unique aroma of toasty spices and tropical fruits to the rum, balanced out by notes of toffee.
    Lauren Hubbard, townandcountrymag.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Some like sweet on sweet like milk chocolate with brownie pieces or toffee pieces.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2023
  • All mix-ins (cookies, toffee, caramel and brownies) as well as waffle cones are made from scratch in-house.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Hot cocoa mix with caramel, toffee and sea salt flavors.
    cleveland, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Meanwhile, make toffee-pecan sauce: Melt butter in large, heavy pan.
    The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 27 Nov. 2018
  • There are a whopping 134 stems that come in diverse shades of toffee, light orange, champagne, and sand.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The cookie has a finesse to it, well balanced, not overly sweet and with the toffee notes of brown butter throughout.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • This Bundt cake is studded with a pumpkin seed streusel, and is coated with a sticky toffee-coffee glaze.
    oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2019

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