jelly bean

noun

: a sugar-glazed bean-shaped candy

Examples of jelly bean in a Sentence

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Becoming Aware Of Family Financial Anxieties My first memory of money was breaking a jar of jelly beans as a kid. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Celebrate your knowledge with a rum ham, milk steak, and a side of jelly beans, raw. Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025 Many gummy products contain 3 to 7 grams of sugar per serving—about as much as a small cookie or a few jelly beans. Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025 Chocolate eggs, marshmallow animals and rainbows of jelly beans have been on store shelves for weeks. Jenny Porter Tilley, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jelly bean

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jelly bean was in 1886

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“Jelly bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jelly%20bean. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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jelly bean

noun
: a sugar-glazed bean-shaped candy

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