How to Use arm candy in a Sentence

arm candy

noun
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  • This past fashion month, the upper arm candy has dotted the spring 2022 shows.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Just to add even more color to your look, bring this mini tote from Dries Van Noten as your arm candy.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The show is adapted from the 1990 Julia Roberts/ Richard Gere movie about a call girl whose life changes when a wealthy man hires her to be arm candy for a few days.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Not one of them is expendable or arm candy or waiting to be rescued by a man.
    — Nicole Blades, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The Duke of Edinburgh has made peace with his role as the Queen's arm candy, but the former pilot is now facing a midlife crisis.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The Duke of Edinburgh has made peace with his role as the Queen’s arm candy, but the former pilot is now facing a midlife crisis.
    — Lorraine Ali, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The holder, with four watch-display pillars and a clear cover, offers a 360-degree view of your arm candy.
    — Bernd Fischer, Men's Health, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Hadid had her usual arm candy in tow—not Malik, but a Stalvey mini bag.
    — Maria Ward, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Up your arm candy game with this chic and spring-appropriate bracelet that's available in three more just as fun designs.
    — Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Of course, structured pieces make for a particularly nice piece of arm candy.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 27 July 2019
  • Kim Kardashian’s arm candy hosts this stand-up showcase.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 June 2022
  • Meanwhile, Elle Macpherson plays the beard-iest Batman love interest, arm candy for parties who barely knows her one-year boyfriend.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Earlier this week, she was seen in a full-look from his pre-fall 2023 collection, comprising a structured jacket, a matching miniskirt and knee-high boots, with the aforementioned arm candy in tow.
    — Alice Cary, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, the big stories of the night were the women’s rousing speeches, snarky digs, activist arm candy and swishy all-black garb, which, not that it was supposed to matter, made for an especially glam red carpet.
    — Cara Buckley, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
  • From the Medea sisters’ sweet pink mini shopper to Wandler’s tart baby blue top handle, the women of Stockholm were seen donning some serious arm candy.
    — Vogue, 10 Mar. 2019
  • And Tom is equally as supportive of his supermodel wife as her official arm candy at red carpet events.
    — Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Using Fresh Water pearls, these summer staples are ideal when layered with gold chains or other beaded arm candy.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 18 June 2021
  • Plus, hubby Blake Shelton makes for some incredible arm candy.
    — Julia Malacoff, Redbook, 10 Nov. 2011
  • As for this season, Balenciaga went the extra mile, and threw in a stellar accessory to make the concept all the more believable: Everyone’s favorite new arm candy, the insanely handsome bodyguard.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Seeing a tiny blonde heroine — the type who'd normally make shrieking baddie fodder or vacuous on-screen arm candy — cast as a hero meant everything to kids who already sensed they too were destined to be underestimated.
    — Holly Thomas, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Also not too long ago, the success of a designer bag hinged heavily on expensive advertising supplemented by images of the hottest celebrity carrying the latest arm candy.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022
  • But no one loves the eye-catching arm candy as much as Balenciaga disciple Kim Kardashian, whose commitment to Demna’s vision frequently involves her wiggling into full-look stretch-satin to realize her street-style art.
    — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Earlier in the month on November 4, the superstar wore a sheer, nude-colored gown on the red carpet with a matching envelope clutch and platform heels, and accessorized with a stunning gemstone pendant and her arm candy husband, Ben Affleck.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023

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