as in cotton candy
something attractive but lacking in substance
a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy
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Emily, a young American from Chicago living and working in Paris, serves serious wardrobe eye candy.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Despite providing much of the eye candy for almost every automotive event around the globe, Italy doesn’t have many world-class shows of its own.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Michele, who succeeded Pierpaolo Piccioli in 2024 after departing from Gucci in 2022, took inspiration for the spring 2025 collection from 18th- and 19th-century gardens that were constructed as eye candy.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
Its booth is an oasis of eye candy if you’re entranced by anything to do with plumbing fixtures.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Despite providing much of the eye candy for almost every automotive event around the globe, Italy doesn’t have many world-class shows of its own.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Michele, who succeeded Pierpaolo Piccioli in 2024 after departing from Gucci in 2022, took inspiration for the spring 2025 collection from 18th- and 19th-century gardens that were constructed as eye candy.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
Its booth is an oasis of eye candy if you’re entranced by anything to do with plumbing fixtures.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eye candy
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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye%20candy. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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