Words similar to confection
Example sentences for: confection
How can you use “confection” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
Like this terrific confection, he never melts.
VERBATIM ran an article, “Politically Correct Nomenclature, or, How to Win at Trivial Pursuit and Lose Friends” [XVIII, 4], by Marc A. Schindler, that delved into the subject, particularly with regard to the use of Inuit for Eskimo, though I note that the trade name, Eskimo Pie, has not been changed to Inuit Pie; also, it seems unlikely that the French ice cream confection, Esquimau Gervais, has been hailed into court.
A building called the Catademnon (pungent gust of ancient Greek syllables!) is certainly not merely a confection, reminding us as it does of condemn, Agamenmon, and Parthenon, all of which relate directly to Vance's hero Emphyrio and his tragic fate.
This is an interesting one: the term in AE is oreo , after the tradename of a dark double chocolate cookie with white cream between, a confection not encountered (by me) in Britain.
As I recall, the gedunk was a confection devised either by Harold Teen or his diminutive sidekick, Shadow Smart.
Loading...