How to Use gumdrop in a Sentence
gumdrop
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Add a slice of spice drop or gumdrop for the ear coverings.
—Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 30 Nov. 2018
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Not quite a fruit snack and not quite a gumdrop, the sugary oval-shape treats have an appeal all their own.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2020
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Remove some of the flour mixture and mix with the nuts and the gumdrops to keep them from sticking together.
—Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2017
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My baby niece iris .. scroll through and whiteness the most squishy cute gumdrop ever!!
—Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 24 Aug. 2020
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Looking like the lovechild of an alien life form and a gumdrop, the genus Thismia (commonly known as fairy lanterns) is one of the plant world’s stranger creations.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 27 Feb. 2023
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There are a couple of a rock ‘n’ roll interludes at the bar, and these scenes do a good job of breaking up the gumdrop fatalism.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
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The SpaceX astronaut capsule, small and gumdrop-shaped, is safer than the spacious, winged space shuttles were.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2021
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Atop the rocket is the Orion spacecraft, a gumdrop-shaped capsule that will break away after reaching space.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
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There are questions as to whether Republicans would have embraced the CBO had the report been nothing but gumdrops and rainbows.
—Chad Pergram, Fox News, 25 May 2017
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The ground was carpeted by wild thyme, with purple flowers the size of a gumdrop nestled among tender flavorful leaves.
—Peter Kaminsky, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
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The gumdrop-shaped spacecraft launched atop an Atlas V rocket and is expected to autonomously dock with the space station Friday evening.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 19 May 2022
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The Starliner is a gumdrop-shaped capsule meant to house astronauts and ferry them through space after launching atop a rocket.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
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In a gingerbread house, deep within the yummy gummy gumdrop forest.
—Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 6 Dec. 2019
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In the beginning, everything seemed gumdrops and rainbows.
—Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 30 Aug. 2017
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Build bottle rockets, a gumdrop dome, balloon cars, fluffy slime, chocolate asphalt, marker robots and more.
—Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Oct. 2019
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And like the soft center of its confectionary cousin the gumdrop (also part of the class of candies called jellies), it is made of sugar, flavors, water and some form of thickener, such as gelatin, gum Arabic, or starch.
—D. Lawrence Tarazano, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
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And like the soft center of its confectionary cousin the gumdrop (also part of the class of candies called jellies), it is made of sugar, flavors, water and some form of thickener, such as gelatin, gum Arabic, or starch.
—D. Lawrence Tarazano, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
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The Starliner is a gumdrop-shaped capsule meant to ferry astronauts through space after launching atop a rocket.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Oct. 2021
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There is an undeniable power to walking into any room and leaving a gumdrop trail of your aura behind.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2019
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Arushi said, explaining that the posters advertise activities such as making slime and building things with toothpicks and gumdrops.
—Elaine Rooker Jack, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2018
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Slimane chooses models that mimic the beanpole physique from back in the day when serving sizes were smaller, working out was not part of a wellness routine and amphetamines were popped like gumdrops.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2020
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The Starliner—a gumdrop-shaped vehicle with room for seven people—so far hasn’t been able to complete a test mission to the orbiting facility.
—Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 19 May 2022
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Maxwell stuck to traditional menswear silhouettes with his suits and blazers, but tailored each piece in colors as tempting as gumdrops.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2019
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Since the Austin test in 2016, the Waymo vehicle has evolved from a gumdrop-like looking car into a Chrysler Pacifica minivan that looks pretty normal, save for a dome on the roof about the size of an old-style police cruiser’s flashing light.
—Ashley Halsey Iii, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2017
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The whimsical Lily stool, meanwhile, was inspired by a gumdrop—Siriano’s favorite childhood candy.
—Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 7 May 2021
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The New Shepard rocket scheduled to go up Tuesday has been designed for tourist trips into suborbital space, with a six-person gumdrop-shaped capsule and windows stretching 3.5 feet by 2.3 feet along its sides.
—Doug Cameron, WSJ, 18 July 2021
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View Photos Chassis Though this concept-car body could well be fixed atop a chassis made of pretzels and gumdrops, the production car’s underpinnings will be shared with Toyota in the companies’ joint sports-car venture.
—James Tate, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
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Having said that, McCarthy’s résumé isn’t just filled with sunshine and gumdrops, as there are numerous negatives to go with considerable positives.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020
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Six infrared emitters in the Caddy’s steering wheel rim illuminate the driver’s face, allowing the gumdrop-size camera atop the steering column to monitor facial position, eyelid movements, and the focal point of the driver’s pupils.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2018
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The United States loves a good holiday, and depending on how detailed a calendar one keeps, there are daily opportunities to celebrate everything from gumdrops to argyle.
—Kim Kelly, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2020
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