How to Use rock candy in a Sentence

rock candy

noun
  • The bright pink drink comes garnished with a stick of rock candy.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The flashy drink costs $18 and comes topped with gold rock candy.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Stop in the Sweet Shop for rock candy and ice cream.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
  • The finish is warm and lingering, with notes of citrus, spice, coconut, and some rock candy on final sips as your glass empties.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
  • There’s also a bit of black pepper and baking spice, some grainy notes, a hint of apple crisp, and finally a flash of rock candy on the finish.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The snack table was covered in sweet treats, including a cake with pink icing and cookies in the shape of the girls' names, plus a big container of pink rock candy.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The bottom of the roll, where sugar and margarine seeped into the pan and caramelized while baking, was a quarter-inch layer of basically crumbly rock candy.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2022
  • From the mouth-watering aroma of fine chocolates to the sparkling rainbow colors of rock candy, there’s nothing quite like a candy store to captivate the senses.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2021
  • Decide between flan adorned with rock candy cherry blossom dust and caramel deco or a warm cast iron apple crisp partnered with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and passion fruit marmalade for dessert.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Howard could please her guests with Maryland punch, involving a quart each of cognac and sherry, a pint of rum, six lemons, a half pound of rock candy and two glasses of currant jelly.
    — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2021
  • Students also set up stations to make their own rock candy, which would become a sort of graduation present Friday once they were done crystallizing.
    — Sara Cardine, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
  • Beautiful, unique, and continuing the sparkling geode dessert trend, this recipe teaches you the surprisingly simple technique that turns rock candy into crystal magic.
    — Su-Jit Lin, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Highlights from the bar include the Astra, which comes with a blend of tequila, blackberries, edible glitter and a rock candy, and a martini flight that consists of three different martinis and a side of caviar.
    — Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • This readymade Old Fashioned has roots in the 19th century, specifically a practice where barkeeps would pour a shot of Hochstadter's rye whiskey and then allow patrons to add in rock candy.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022

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