plural gumballs
: a ball of chewing gum in a candied shell
Ah, the gumball machine. That tempting, rainbow-hued orb of treats that lurks outside every supermarket, dry cleaner and amusement park in America. Just a quarter gets you a sweet treat to bubble and stretch as you please, but how long has that gumball been sitting there?—
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Many others — painters of Pontiacs, drugstore facades or gumball machines — were dismissed as frivolous.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Absent any activity, his shop stands frozen in time: a commendation from the city and a photograph of his father on the wall, racks of shoe polish, laces and an empty gumball machine.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The machine jams a little, but eventually a gumball swirls down the spiral pathway to a little metal slot by the floor.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
Select your Time Capsule of choice — a bottle, jean pocket, gumball machine, lunch box or teddy bear.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Absent any activity, his shop stands frozen in time: a commendation from the city and a photograph of his father on the wall, racks of shoe polish, laces and an empty gumball machine.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The machine jams a little, but eventually a gumball swirls down the spiral pathway to a little metal slot by the floor.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
Select your Time Capsule of choice — a bottle, jean pocket, gumball machine, lunch box or teddy bear.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Gumball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumball. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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