How to Use candy cane in a Sentence

candy cane

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  • Take out of the fridge and stick a candy cane stick upright in each pool of chocolate.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Even the cutie Chi has to convince her mom that there's no bad time to snack on a candy cane.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The candy cane wrapped trees, elves, and bright lights have even captured the hearts of people from around the world.
    — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • What do an American flag and a sad candy cane have in common?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
  • What do an American flag and a sad candy cane have in common?
    — USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • Hot chocolate candy cane sticks can be made days or weeks beforehand, and left at each place setting for a fun touch.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Draped on a tree, the lights are best with gradient and stripe-style patterns, like the candy cane stripe effect.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The remaining 16% said breaking a candy cane into pieces is the right way to eat it.
    — Peter Burke, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Peppermint reminds me of a peppermint bark more than a candy cane.
    — John Graham, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Amazon also has a set of taller candy cane LED lights that are bright and easy to put up.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Big Smile Even the cutie Chi has to convince her mom that there's no bad time to snack on a candy cane.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • On the palate, there’s fruit cake (in a good way), cinnamon, raisin and—stick with me here—a tiny hint of candy cane peppermint.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Here's a look at 13 popup bars serving tinsel, lights and candy cane cocktails.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • This savory galette is filled with tender beets in a mix of colors from red, golden, and candy cane varieties.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Rich and layered aromas of taffy, orange peel, peppermint, candy cane.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • However, to ring in the festive season, the donuts will now come in a pink holiday gift bag with candy cane stripes on the sides.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Many of them come with preset patterns that the lights can run through, such as a candy cane pattern, or the ability to create your own.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Another pasta, striped like a candy cane, is filled with chicken from a farm at the city’s edge and strewn with local lemon balm, shiso, and cilantro.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Serve up cocoa in these cheery, plaid dollar-store mugs, along with candy cane and chocolate mixing spoons (also at the dollar store).
    — Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2023
  • To make a cannabis edible or vape taste like a candy cane or a cherry pie, custom terpenes and flavorants need to be added back in.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The stripes are reminiscent of a candy cane, perfect for winter, but the vibrant pink and red make for an easy segue to spring and summer.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Disney chefs sprinkled candy cane bits and pumped peppermint into the park’s classic hot chocolate.
    — Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Pop in a cinnamon stick or candy cane, or rim the glass with crushed cookies or holiday sprinkles for an irresistible touch.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Zayn didn’t expect the equalizer – Lil Yachty – to rise out of the coffin and hit him with a candy cane.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • Advertisement Of course, there’s always milk, and that’s the way to go with the chocolate candy cane crinkle.
    — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Shop them in a candy cane, snowflake, or gingerbread house design to make styling holiday outfits extra playful this year.
    — Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Each drawer includes fancy chocolates or sweet treats like peppermint candy cane gnomes and peanut butter bonbons.
    — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
  • But instead of fighting a losing battle, Thompson thought outside the box, or in this case, inside a candy cane.
    — Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The espresso martini will have a candy cane rim, and cotton candy and glitter will top the white chocolate martini.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Get the candy cane-stripe effect by painting red food coloring gel inside of a pastry bag before piping the filling.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026

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