How to Use confetti in a Sentence

confetti

noun
  • When the confetti cleared from Toronto streets, the ring stayed.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Stories, songs and a confetti drop when the clock strikes 12 -- p.m., that is!
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The toddlers look at the confetti and smile at their dad in the sweet exchange.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Pink confetti shot out from a machine in front of the podium as the bell rang.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • There is also confetti on the top of the Google results page.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The confetti sprinkled across the floor of Neville Arena is long gone.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 2 Nov. 2022
  • And there were streamers and confetti and Champagne and a lot of tears.
    Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • Travis Kelce can pop the question to Swift on the field as confetti rains down upon them.
    Doug McIntyre, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • There won’t be confetti or a car with cans tied to the back, or people in those big hats with the netting.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The broth, rich with funk, is sprinkled with a green confetti burst of cilantro, a bit of brightness atop the soup’s murky depths.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The confetti fell, the fireworks exploded and the trophy went to the other team.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The studs have cute confetti beading through Minnie’s face and ears and a shiny gold bow.
    Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The noodles come in a set of two and have festive confetti inside for a sparkling touch to your pool day.
    Hannah Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Beth’s death stare at Jamie while the confetti is falling…how did that not bore a hole straight through his head?
    William Earl, Variety, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Time to get those peppers in my country kitchen to make hot and sweet confetti jam.
    Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Super Bowl champs, with the confetti raining in their home palace at that.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
  • But the broken beads and damp confetti still in the streets after the first pass of the cleanup crew bore witness: The season has begun.
    al, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Hail Mary pass fell far short, and the game ended with red and yellow confetti falling from the rafters.
    Ken Belson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Fun—that would be one more thing that Donegal tweed and confetti cake have in common.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Stuff this paper bird with confetti and small candies, then let kids have at it once the meal is through.
    Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Not just the confetti, but also pyro in the form of fireballs pluming out from the sides of the stage and sparks showering down from the tops of it.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • From The Lede Ready to clink glasses, throw confetti and celebrate the arrival of 2023?
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The scene is full of guts and bone made out of felt, and red confetti exploding everywhere.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The first photo was in black-and-white while the following snaps were in color, showing the blue confetti.
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The tone is one of constant confetti being blasted out — all buzzwords all the time.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The Kelce brothers shared an embrace and briefly spoke as the confetti fell down on State Farm Stadium.
    Natacha Larnaud, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The Huskies kept the lead in double digits, giving Hurley time to pump his fists before the confetti canons had even fired.
    John Marshall, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
  • There’s no confetti, no laser show, just the Kid sat alone on stage with his mic, backing band and some neat visuals.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Game 7 would have been at the Garden Monday night — after the bull gang packed away the parquet for the summer and cleaned Celtic confetti from the lower bowl.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
  • In the sweet moment, Onyx, Ever and their dad stood with Morissette under falling confetti to mark the end of her tour.
    Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024

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