cotton candy

noun

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Examples: cotton candy in a Sentence

Definition of cotton candy

1 : a candy made of spun sugar

2 : something attractive but insubstantial

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Examples of cotton candy in a Sentence

the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of

Recent Examples of cotton candy from the Web

The park district also provided a picnic in the park event with free hot dogs, chips, cotton candy and snow cones.

— diane dachota, chicagotribune.com, "Zip line popular as new playground opens at Spring Rock Park," 1 June 2018
The two signature flavors are Piñata, ‘‘vanilla ice cream with iced animal cookies, frosted cupcake bites, fizzy cotton candies and rainbow sprinkles,’’ and Sprinkle Pool, which contains the titular ingredient.

— maura judkis, BostonGlobe.com, "The Museum of Ice Cream is launching its own ice cream line — with ‘Sprinkle Pool’ and piñata flavors," 28 May 2018
After the Queen went to bed, the couple along with their famous friends had fun into the night playing beer pong, drinking Clooney's tequila Casamigos, eating cotton candy, and listening to a DJ set from Idris Elba.

— shannon carlin, refinery29.com, "The Royal Reception Included Beer Pong, Tequila & George Clooney Dancing With Meghan & Kate," 21 May 2018
The Mean Girls actress was resplendent in a cotton candy–color party frock punctuated by Armani shoes.

— maria ward, Vogue, "Broadway Stars Shine Bright at the Pre–Tony Awards Luncheon at the Rainbow Room," 23 May 2018
The public is invited to join Mayor Marshall Duffield on the Civic Center lawn for sack races, games and egg races, plus bounce houses, face painting, train rides, popcorn, cotton candy and spring goodie bags.

— daily pilot staff, latimes.com, "Around Town: Newport Beach Egg Race runs Saturday," 21 Mar. 2018
As envisioned, the former home to weekend sales of T-shirts, plants and cotton candy will become a mixed-use project with residences, offices, shops, restaurants and a hotel.

— mary shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Flea World redevelopment in Sanford moves forward," 12 Mar. 2018
Sugar Valley Maple: Visit big, fourth-generation sugar house powered by sawdust bricks and see syrup, cotton candy and other candy being made, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, March 10.

— debbi snook, cleveland.com, "Where to find real maple syrup pancake breakfasts and trips to the sugarbush (photos)," 7 Mar. 2018
The festival, founded in 1926, celebrates all things maple syrup, from maple syrup cotton candy to maple horseradish mustard.

— lisa dejong, cleveland.com, "Geauga County Maple Festival opens in Chardon (photos)," 26 Apr. 2018

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