How to Use cannoli in a Sentence
cannoli
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Leave the gun, take the cannoli and the 30-second spot.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 7 Feb. 2020
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On the sweet side of things, the cannoli is a favorite.
—Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 20 Nov. 2019
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So take the gun, leave the cannoli and strap in for the best 25 best picture winners, ranked.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021
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Finish things off with a glass of red wine and, of course, a cannoli ($5.25).
—Gwendolyn Purdom, RedEye Chicago, 16 Mar. 2018
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With the tube in place, deep fry 2 cannoli at a time in hot oil for 1 minute until light brown.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 10 Oct. 2016
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The meal comes with a small salad, garlic bread and a cannoli.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2022
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And for dessert: cannoli, which tastes best here in its homeland.
—Rick Steves, miamiherald, 25 Jan. 2018
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In other words, a joke is to the sense of humor what a cannoli (loaded with fat and sugar) is to the sense of taste.
—Giovanni Sabato, Scientific American, 26 June 2019
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Nor-Joe's will sell cannoli and slices of the store's cannoli king cake as well.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 5 Sep. 2017
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Not to be overlooked: Cocoa nib cannoli, and the fact that beer and wine is under $10 a glass.
—Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 3 July 2019
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For dessert, there’s tiramisu and cheesecake and cannoli.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
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Wearing my heart on my sleeve might be a cliche, but wearing a cannoli on it?
—Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2022
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The stack is topped with maraschino cherries and crushed cannoli shells.
—Georgann Yara, azcentral, 18 Feb. 2020
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Dessert was slices of the three-tier marble vintage-style wedding cake, along with cannoli chips and dip.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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Comes with fresh-baked sourdough, choice of one salad, one main course with cannoli for dessert.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022
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All because of a cannoli, which was delicious, by the way.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2022
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Dessert, in the form of tiramisù cannoli, will shuffle onstage later this week.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
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For dessert choose from pumpkin cheese cake or cannoli.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2020
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Mid-show, a kelly green, body-hugging dress came down the catwalk printed with rows and rows of cannoli.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2017
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Treat yourself to a cannoli or the panna cotta to make life extra sweet.
—Thuc Doan Nguyen, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2021
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But the cannoli unveiling feels like the idea that the season was building toward.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 June 2023
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Sicily is, after all, the birthplace of such classics like the cannoli and granita.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 21 Nov. 2022
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Baked goods range from cannoli stuffed with sweetened mascarpone cheese, to hearty loaves of Tuscan and Pugliese-style breads.
—Paul Abercrombie, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2020
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Tourists, many of them from relatively close to Boston, lined up for cannoli and oysters and glasses of wine.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2021
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Only one of the three famous North End cannoli spots was devoid of patrons: Bova’s.
—Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
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There are plenty of excellent places to grab a cannoli in Boston's Italian mecca, the North End.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2021
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Will the ladies of Alabama discover the richness that is cannoli?
—Travis M. Andrews, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2014
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The sublime cannoli at Thompson Italian had that effect on me.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019
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Giovanni’s sold their first cannoli in 1981 and never looked back.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022
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There, partake in wine, bubbles, and an array of bite-size desserts (including mini cannoli that look like ice cream cones).
—Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2023
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