How to Use popcorn in a Sentence

popcorn

1 of 2 noun
  • Grab some popcorn and see what’s in store.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Bowls of water and popcorn out for the dogs.
    — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Give that boy a tub of marmalade popcorn.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Charge for the popcorn, charge for the soda.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This time around, though, there was no popcorn trophy in shot.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 May 2023
  • Are popcorn buckets still all the rage?
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Have a movie marathon complete with popcorn.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • Grab your popcorn, this battle is on!
    — Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, popcorn buckets are on his mind.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Add popcorn chicken to the pan.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Also, popcorn shrimp, clam strips and crab cakes.
    — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Either way, get your popcorn ready.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • Treats such as popcorn and taffy as well as children’s items will be sold on-site.
    — Dan Kelly october 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
  • My whole team was jumping up and down like popcorn on the sideline.
    — Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That kernel of popcorn that got stuck in your teeth at the movies could come back to haunt you.
    — Rachel Swalin, Health, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe pop some popcorn instead.
    — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Among them is the cheese popcorn from iPic theaters.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • There will be games and face painting for the kids, ice cream and sweets, as well as popcorn.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Grab your popcorn, this title matchup is going to be epic.
    — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Stay after the movie to see the popcorn cleared out via leaf blower.
    — The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Nothing beats a cozy movie night on the couch with your favorite popcorn.
    — Samantha Jones, goodhousekeeping.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Grab your popcorn, as the biggest night for movies is upon us.
    — Saman Shafiq, The Providence Journal, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But plain popcorn with a small amount of salt is a healthy and enjoyable snack.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But plain popcorn with a small amount of salt is a healthy and enjoyable snack.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
  • People sit down with their popcorn to watch arrivals.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
  • The purchase will come with a free large popcorn and the collectible key chain.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • If your mother is a movie buff, this fun popcorn set can keep her stocked with snacks for movie night.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • Problem is, peanuts aren’t supposed to be with the popcorn.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Along with popcorn and pretzels, they were sold by street vendors.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Get your popcorn ready for Monday.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

popcorn

2 of 2 adjective
  • This time the star of the dish just happens to be popcorn, and what’s wrong with that?
    — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Sprinkle it on top of butternut squash, carrot soup or even popcorn.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2020
  • Removing a popcorn ceiling is very messy, so the best time to do it is before moving in.
    — Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The popcorn aroma is gone; the ticket booth is an empty shell, and rows of coral chairs are collecting dust.
    — Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 2 June 2021
  • The company has been dabbling in cryptocurrency and plans to sell its own popcorn brand at stores.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Only concessions available are popcorn, candy and drinks at this time.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Accessories include clunky button necklaces and bracelets, raffia cell-phone bags and popcorn hand bags with belt straps.
    — Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Due to gravity, skimpiness, or dud luck, my bag of Hula Crunch was mostly popcorn.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2022
  • One company is already paying growers more to encourage them to keep the popcorn corn planted.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 June 2022
  • San Francisco, 4%, cranked up the popcorn machines in early March.
    — Dawn Chmielewski, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2021
  • But even once-quick eats on the popcorn level typically require standing behind a dozen or more other customers.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 18 June 2021
  • Late in the second quarter, James could be seen sipping water from a bottle and in the third quarter he could be seen eating what looked to be popcorn.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2021
  • That theater room is impressive, 32 feet wide with a real concession stand, popcorn machine and drink dispensers.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2020
  • According to Perry, the suspects also went underneath the stage, raised the theater’s organ and made popcorn.
    — Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The video then cut to a throwback clip of Rodriguez slightly struggling to chomp at some popcorn hand-fed to him by then-girlfriend Cameron Diaz.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Nothing gives off retro summer vibes like an old-school drive-in theater, and the Misquamicut Drive-in is screening popcorn-fun flick all weekend.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
  • According to reviewers, regular walls and even popcorn ceilings work as phenomenal surfaces for screening your favorite flicks inside.
    — Melissa Epifano, Southern Living, 9 June 2021
  • Bottled water; butterscotch corn; candy Kisses; candy/caramel apples; caramel corn; cotton candy; peanuts; popcorn; soft drinks; strip candy; lemon shakeup.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2022
  • To make matters even more popcorn-worthy, Pitt and Poturalski's trip coincided with his and Jolie's wedding anniversary.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 7 Sep. 2020
  • By halftime, Ole Miss was shut out 28-0, Kiffin's pre-game confidence became comical and social media buzzed using the popcorn line against him.
    — Analis Bailey, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The popcorn comment was, of course, a reference to his comments prior to Alabama’s 42-21 win over Ole Miss earlier this season.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Some of the best paranoid thrillers and conspiratorial dramas of the past 50 years were initially dismissed as fantastical genre pieces by critics, seen as little more than popcorn entertainment.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2020
  • The novel—a whodunnit that centers on five 20- and 30-something women who star on a fictional reality TV show, Goal Diggers, until one of them winds up dead—looks at first to be standard popcorn chick-lit.
    — Danielle McNally, Marie Claire, 15 May 2018

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