gumball
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gumball
Example Sentences
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Like some kind of strange blob from outer space, purple jellydisc, also known as jelly drops, are made up of tightly squished growths in the shape of a chewed up gumball or a tiny brain.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023
Like the guys outside Price’s, I sat and pondered that bird, hoping the next bite would trigger some synapse to release the answer like a gumball from a quarter machine.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022
Lushly painted cupcakes and gumball machines brought back memories of his idyllic past.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2021
But on closer inspection, his pictures of idealized pies, spaghetti entanglements of highways and gumball machines rimmed in blue halos required unpacking.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2021
"First my gumball rolls away and now this!"
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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