Sentence examples for rather than candy from inspiring English sources

Springy and airy without being rubbery, they are sophisticated sweets meant to be taken seriously, confections rather than candy.

Miles had once wooed Peck with "The Great Gatsby" rather than candy or flowers, but at the fete Peck learns he never read Fitzgerald's novel, prompting some serious soul-searching.

Employees who forget lunch or need a midday pick-me-up can choose from vegetables, nuts, and fruits, rather than candy bars and junk food in the vending machines.

"Not surprisingly, the participants ate fewer candies when the Kisses were in opaque rather than clear candy jars on their desks and even fewer when the opaque jars were six feet away from their desks," Wansink said.

Rather than eye candy, he said, it is to be a "vehicle by which the public could see into Reuters".

The commercial will have a "consumer offer that is a first ever for sit-down restaurants," Mr. Chmiel said, and it reinforces a message that Denny's sells what he described as "real breakfast" rather than the "candy breakfast" served by competitors.

I want my boys to see women as strong, intelligent, motivated peers rather than eye candy.

Have a piece of fruit for your mid-afternoon snack rather than a candy bar.

If you need a snack, grab an apple or some protein rather than a candy bar.

Hopefully, the producers will see that a more honest, more realistic portrayal, not only of the messiness of relationships, but of the strength and independence of different kinds of smart women -- rather than the candy-coated charade of "The Bachelor's" Barbies and Kens -- is what truly makes for the most dramatic episodes ever.

In fact, when kids reject disadvantageous offers, they're often most concerned about their social status, rather than with the candy itself, or with abstract ideas like equality.