cotton candy

as in eye candy
something attractive but lacking in substance the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of

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Recent Examples of cotton candy Unfortunately, cotton candy lobsters’ rare hue gives them a disadvantage in nature. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024 Both shows are towers of cotton candy teased by a breeze of cheap melodrama. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024 Sparky aromas of red cherries, cotton candy, blackberry juice and hay bales. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Wave appeared in a final clip sitting down in the car while holding his half-eaten piece of cotton candy and shaking his head with a big smile. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cotton candy 

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