How to Use confection in a Sentence

confection

noun
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  • And so out came the confections in many petal shades and shapes.
    — Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Two weeks later, the city was crazy over the confection.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Fans seemed to agree with Hudson and gushed over the dreamy confection in the comments.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
  • First, there’s a sourness at the heart of Beane’s confection.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2021
  • As for Lively's frothy confection of a gown, there's a lot to love.
    — Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Dan Levy took the party’s theme to the extreme in a blue confection from Loewe.
    — Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Dan Levy took the party's theme to the extreme in a blue confection from Loewe.
    — Leanne Italie, Chron, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The kids are excited to try the new confection, but all the local stores are sold out.
    — Chris Norris, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The pits in the cherries add a subtle almond flavor to the confection when baked.
    — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Pink marbled puffs with hints of cool herbal mint held the dark chocolate hearts of the sweet meringue confections.
    — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • It was loosely inspired by the confection and kind of looks like one.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, Glamour, 15 May 2018
  • The confection, made of corn mousse, crema, cake and cookie, is designed to look like corn on the cob.
    — Joyce Koh, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • The confection shop scenic design by David Zinn doesn’t shy away from kitsch.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
  • There was a bowl of the vile confection on his countertop.
    — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 10 May 2021
  • And if that’s not the case, at least there’s a sound bath or Milkbar confections around to comfort your crash.
    — Natalie B. Compton, GQ, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Step aside slim metallic sheaths and tulle A-line confections, Ms. Ross is here.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Sep. 2018
  • The mansion at 991 Fifth Avenue is a confection of its era.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2021
  • It’s the perfect confection for those among us who simply don’t want to choose just one dessert.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Be sure to stop by the iconic Cafe du Monde for their signature take on the sweet and fluffy fried confection.
    — Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Skip the basic box of chocolates this year and go for a more dazzling confection.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Ditch the white wedding gown in favor of a soft pink or a baby blue confection.
    — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 7 June 2022
  • And what’s Rudolph’s stuffing inside her spin on the confection?
    — Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2023
  • To his surprise, the confection cooled faster than his classmates’ had.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2020
  • At times, the episode felt like an all too indulgent confection that left my teeth aching.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 23 May 2021
  • The most elaborate confection is the pale green and many-layered matcha cake.
    — Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The confection, a simple white round slab with white frosting, looked good.
    — Hillary Davis, latimes.com, 27 June 2018
  • With every sweet bite of this light white confection comes the timeless taste of creamy vanilla.
    — Yadi Rodriguez, cleveland, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Mochi is a confection made from ice cream or sorbet wrapped in a pounded sticky rice shell.
    — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • From fresh garland and live wreaths to seasonal confections, the wholesaler comes in clutch for so many holiday necessities.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
  • State of play: Theo kept its flagship store in Fremont open even after the adjoining factory closed, continuing to make some handmade confections there.
    — Melissa Santos, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025

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