How to Use confectionary in a Sentence

confectionary

noun
  • Other sectors on the chopping block include ice cream, frozen foods, and confectionary.
    — Hallie Detrick, Fortune, 2 July 2018
  • Before saying good night, Ta thanked family and friends over the confectionary treat.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2019
  • He is most widely known for his juicy pictures of voluptuous confectionary in shop displays and on countertops.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Bees swarmed garbage bags full of rotting confectionary and baking ingredients.
    — Paul Wiseman and Brian Melley, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Stone's rubicund lengths struck a confectionary chord, glossy strands too short for inclusion left loose to frame her face, some splayed prettily down the back of her neck.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2018
  • In the midsection, there is both rose and tuberose to help balance all of the other confectionary notes, and the base is made up of vanilla, caramel, amber, and musk.
    — Tynan Sinks, Allure, 5 July 2017
  • It’s stocked with local confectionaries, ranging from kombucha to popcorn, all at reasonable-ish prices.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The creation featured a tiny protester bearing a yellow umbrella and a large confectionary mask.
    — Natasha Frost, Quartz, 3 Nov. 2019
  • There are also fruity and confectionary characteristics to it, along with lingering caramel.
    — AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • Perhaps Malik should save his confectionary for someone more deserving.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2021
  • John and Loula Williams built and operated an auto repair garage, a confectionary, and a rooming house.
    — Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 16 May 2021
  • Its aroma is a confectionary amalgamation of strong coffee, vanilla, chocolate and hazelnut.
    — Mary Ann Anderson, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Gerber and Clooney posed with the confectionary creation for a photo shared to Gerber’s Instagram.
    — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, 8 May 2017
  • The other was Horse Car Railroad Depot, which had a restaurant, bar, meat and fish markets and a confectionary.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The Cudahy confectionary is owned by Jen Clark and is known for holding fundraisers for various people and causes.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2019
  • The neighborhood cafe stayed open throughout much of the last 16 months due to takeout service, buoyed by the confectionary’s national chocolate-shipping service.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Another moment when Debby Ryan brought marshmallow blasters for everyone and the cast erupted into a full-out confectionary clash.
    — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 20 Oct. 2017
  • For something sweet, check out confectionaries James Candy Company and Steel's Fudge.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
  • If permits are granted, Kiva will sell gummies, mints and more infused with cannabis at a rustic confectionary at Grass Lands, complete with a chocolate fountain.
    — Melia Russell, SFChronicle.com, 24 July 2019
  • The confectionary cold spot is giving Uncle Sam a run for his money by adding two red, white and blue treats to its menu in time to celebrate Independence Day.
    — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 3 July 2018
  • During a concert on Thursday, a few overexcited fans seemed to have started throwing gummy confectionaries on stage at the British pop star, getting his attention.
    — Lindsey V Thompson, Teen Vogue, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Kristal was orphaned shortly after World War I and moved to Lodz to work in the family confectionary business in 1920.
    — Ian Deitch, The Seattle Times, 12 Aug. 2017
  • The show's 1950s world, composed of confectionary colors, a quick-witted heroine, and compulsively low stakes, does not seem like that of two brazen contemporary writers.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2018
  • This gave the candy company an early form of a government contract, writes the Dodge Legal Group, and kept them manufacturing while the war effort shut down many other confectionaries.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Poroshenko, 53, a confectionary tycoon when he was elected five years ago, pushed successfully for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to be recognized as self-standing rather than a branch of the Russian church.
    — Yuras Karmanau, The Seattle Times, 31 Mar. 2019
  • Petro Poroshenko, a confectionary and media magnate and the former president defeated by Zelensky in the 2019 election, has also been the target of numerous corruption probes.
    — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Her father's best friend at college was a Jew, whose family runs the 115-year-old confectionary store Nahoum's, and their friendship, which continued beyond college, first exposed Razeq to Jewish culture.
    — Anik Basu, CNN, 15 June 2017

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