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Examples of jelly bean in a Sentence
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While half of the flavors are fan-favorites and the other half sound sickening, all of the jelly beans are edible.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Jelly Belly is packaging its Boba Milk Tea jelly beans with a tumbler.
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Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2024
There were four or five props, a few jelly beans for the kids.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 4 June 2024
Once the paint is dry, hot glue the jelly beans to the front of the letter and let the glue dry.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Jelly bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jelly%20bean. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
jelly bean
noun
: a sugar-glazed bean-shaped candy
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