Examples of penny candy in a Sentence
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Also, banks were handing out credit cards like penny candy, causing an alarming rise in consumer debt.
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
It’s not penny candy on the Cape if something isn’t shaped like a lobster.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
How about a window-shopping stroll on Main Street, with a stop (or two) for penny candy?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
Every hour spent moving through its uniquely themed planets feels like eating handfuls of penny candy without the ensuing stomach ache.
—Reid McCarter, Wired, 4 Sep. 2021
With a little of everything, this convenience store (and its penny candy selection) offers a taste of local culture.
—Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021
And besides the books, Davoll’s also now has a café and pub, and a grocery section with local eggs, milk, and honey, penny candy, and other luxuries and staples.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
The local hardware store is the closest thing modern America has to the general store, that linchpin of city and frontier, with its evocation of paper bags filled with penny candy and the communal checkerboard set up before a potbellied stove.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021
For example, the General Store set was filled with finds from vintage and thrift shops, as well as homemade preserves from HomeGoods and penny candy from Amazon.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 18 Dec. 2020
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
It’s not penny candy on the Cape if something isn’t shaped like a lobster.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
How about a window-shopping stroll on Main Street, with a stop (or two) for penny candy?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
Every hour spent moving through its uniquely themed planets feels like eating handfuls of penny candy without the ensuing stomach ache.
—Reid McCarter, Wired, 4 Sep. 2021
With a little of everything, this convenience store (and its penny candy selection) offers a taste of local culture.
—Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021
And besides the books, Davoll’s also now has a café and pub, and a grocery section with local eggs, milk, and honey, penny candy, and other luxuries and staples.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
The local hardware store is the closest thing modern America has to the general store, that linchpin of city and frontier, with its evocation of paper bags filled with penny candy and the communal checkerboard set up before a potbellied stove.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021
For example, the General Store set was filled with finds from vintage and thrift shops, as well as homemade preserves from HomeGoods and penny candy from Amazon.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 18 Dec. 2020
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First Known Use
circa 1940, in the meaning defined above
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“Penny candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penny%20candy. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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