How to Use candy cane in a Sentence

candy cane

noun
  • 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
  • Exuding notes of candy cane, buttercream, vanilla bean, and peppermint, this candle packs in all the scents of your favorite festive treats.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • With a Christmassy candy cane red on the tips of her nails, the rest were painted nude and topped with her now-signature glazed sheen.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2022
  • What do an American flag and a sad candy cane have in common?
    USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • What do an American flag and a sad candy cane have in common?
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Peppermint reminds me of a peppermint bark more than a candy cane.
    John Graham, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Younger passengers are also gifted a Blue Ridge Scenic Railway jingle bell and a candy cane.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2024
  • The trouble really starts when Bob backs out of the tree lot to go home, and the episode turns into an homage to Steven Spielberg's Duel (1974), featuring an enormous candy cane truck.
    EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Rich and layered aromas of taffy, orange peel, peppermint, candy cane.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Right behind it, this 2019 flavor features marshmallow ice cream, crushed candy cane, and a chocolate-cookie swirl.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Disney chefs sprinkled candy cane bits and pumped peppermint into the park’s classic hot chocolate.
    Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
  • This year, the sweaters have taken magical forms, from one with an oversized collar and a groovy Santa plastered on the front to a hulking cape with a three-dimensional candy cane striped bow.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Succulent mouthful of a layer cake of flavors—brownies, candy cane, red licorice and cranberry juice.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • This cute gift set gives them a taste of various scents, including the holiday-appropriate candy cane.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Sweeten up the holiday season with this candy cane design that comes printed on luxe, high-quality paper.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 15 Dec. 2022
  • And of course, there’s plenty of peppermint desserts, including a candy cane cake, a white chocolate peppermint cheesecake, and peppermint bon bons.
    Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Each drawer includes fancy chocolates or sweet treats like peppermint candy cane gnomes and peanut butter bonbons.
    Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The tiny Impella pumps, about the width of a candy cane, are threaded through blood vessels to take over the work of the heart in patients who are undergoing complex procedures or have life-threatening conditions.
    Christina Jewett, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • From a love story involving mannequins to an underground Christmas rave, the Belchers' holiday adventures are more fun than a chocolate candy cane.
    EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Making its debut on Thanksgiving Day, this sugary structure features a rotating candy Christmas tree and a giant gingerbread house with candy cane trim.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Brach’s, the country’s top candy cane brand, has just announced an oh-so-sweet, limited-time collaboration with Warner Bros. in honor of the twentieth anniversary of everyone’s favorite oversized elf film.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2023

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