How to Use cotton candy in a Sentence

cotton candy

noun
  • This drink smelled more like cotton candy to me at first waft.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2021
  • For dessert, guests can make their own cotton candy.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
  • Here's where to find cotton candy, corn dogs, cheese curds and more.
    — Star Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Cubes of foie gras are served in the center of sticks of pink cotton candy.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Place a small handful of cotton candy on top.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Crispy bacon wrapped in fluffy cotton candy — salty and sweet.
    — Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • On the road, car headlights cut through the ice fog that hangs over the road like cotton candy.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2020
  • Live music blared across the grounds amid the smells of corn dogs, cotton candy and cheese curds.
    — Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021
  • Wrap cotton candy around a skewer and press into back of cake for tail.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 2 Oct. 2018
  • Nothing says summer like cotton candy and a ride on the tilt-a-whirl.
    — Randy Blaser, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • This cotton candy shade packs a lot of punch when paired with tiny little accent hearts.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Like cotton candy, the fluffy atmospheres don’t have much of a shelf life.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Maybe dunking your head in a cotton candy machine, but it's been done.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • But be sure to save room for dessert, where cotton candy and popcorn ice cream is a required meal.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
  • The truffles, fudge, cotton candy, popcorn and ice cream are gone.
    — Shwanika Narayan, SFChronicle.com, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Bro, the market isn’t ready for your ketamine cotton candy.
    — Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
  • At the end of the night, volunteers gave away a surplus of cotton candy.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • With more moisture in the air, strands can puff up like cotton candy while sweat kills off any volume at the roots.
    — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 30 July 2024
  • Add a cotton candy stand and popcorn machine to the mix, obvs.
    — Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The soft serve in those machines can be served into a waffle cone that has cotton candy spun on to it.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Her latest craze is the rosy maple moth that’s all decked out in cotton candy pink and feathery feelers.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2021
  • And Maggie was grinning, pulling apart a puff of cotton candy.
    — Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 1 Sep. 2020
  • This blend will make your home smell like a field of peonies that's been spiked with sweet cotton candy and a touch of guava.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Dec. 2022
  • There’s even a gluten-free cotton candy cookie that looks like a Bi Pride flag.
    — Nico Lang, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
  • Add cotton candy or licorice for the hair, cookies or gummy discs for the eyes, and draw a mouth with icing.
    — Mali Anderson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Wuensche knows of 12 times the cotton candy makers sparked or caught fire.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And the cotton candy slush isn’t the only drink arriving at the fast food chain this summer.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 7 July 2025
  • Your server will Bring out fresh cotton candy in a glass and your drink in a separate vile.
    — Jordyn Brown, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Baker says each piece is so soft, almost like squeezing mini chunks of cotton candy.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Every piece is so soft, almost like squeezing mini chunks of cotton candy.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026

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