How to Use bonbon in a Sentence

bonbon

noun
  • For each bonbon, shape a 2-tsp.
    — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Brush chocolate glaze over bonbons.
    — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • So can the robots of the future pay for all of us to sit around and eat bonbons all day?
    — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • But if chocolate itself keeps quite well, a high-end bonbon is far less predictable.
    — Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The perfect morsel, a savory bonbon, and something the whole world has long loved.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The last bite of the meal was a black bonbon, a drop of night on the white plate, with a flick of gold leaf to catch the light.
    — Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Her bonbons and caramels come packaged in whimsical boxes that make for nice gifts.
    — NBC News, 18 May 2020
  • Build your own box of bonbons or macarons from the French patisserie as a sweet souvenir.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The classic pairing of chocolate and almond shines in these easy-to-make bonbons.
    — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Rooms are bedecked with bananas, gummy bears and giant pink bonbons.
    — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • My own blend of cheeses formulated to pair with white couverture for a silky, cheesy bonbon.
    — Sherri McGee McCovey, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Flavors range from root beer and goji berry truffles to a new line of bonbons that includes mango jerk and pecan pie.
    — Erin Podolsky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2018
  • As analysis, that’s not wrong, but where’s the sting of it inside this bizarre bonbon of a musical?
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • This chocolatier offers bars, bonbons, ice cream, and hot chocolate.
    — al, 19 Mar. 2020
  • The bonbon also had a transparent top layer so users could see the results of their choices.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The cookie shell could be a bonbon, a sandwich cookie, a mini-turnover … just so the filling is enclosed.
    — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2017
  • This dazzling necklace, replete with lozenge-like stones in bonbon hues, was the perfect subject matter.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Geffen did not begin this life giving away $100 million grants like bonbons.
    — and Ben Howe, Town & Country, 22 Apr. 2016
  • And fanciful enough that the last of the courses was bonbons of many colors, wheeled out on a trolley that could have held a royal wedding cake.
    — Dorie Greenspan, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The packaging alone is irresistible, not to mention the bonbons inside.
    — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
  • For an extra touch of chocolate flavor, finish the bonbons with a 4-ingredient glaze.
    — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Use a floral chintz tablecloth, add pink Murano glasses and silk bows, then sprinkle pastel bonbons around the plate.
    — Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Online websites are selling Martin Luther bobble head dolls and bonbons.
    — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • With that cautionary premise in mind, the creatives of this delectable theatrical bonbon treat us to a tasteful trip on the mild side.
    — Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Then there is the shop’s prismatic collection of staples, melted and tempered in-house into bonbons and chocolate bars.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The front room reads like an elegant chocolate shop—glass cases lined with glossy bonbons filled with citrusy orange-blossom gin or the caramel warmth of an old-fashioned.
    — Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Its notes of fig, black tea, and Bourbon vetiver are as decadent as a bonbon, but there’s plenty of iris and sandalwood to enjoy too.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The doctor even ended up buying her a little bag of bonbons, Lucrécia was looking uneasily at the dark sky.
    — Benjamin Moser, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
  • The little confections come in shades of rose or golden brown and are neatly topped with high-shine bonbons or infused with various types of jam, chocolate, and caramel.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 7 July 2017
  • Sample the single-origin chocolates, and then try some of the beautiful bonbons in unique flavors like rosemary caramel and raspberry rosé.
    — al, 19 Mar. 2020

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