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Recent Examples of dessertCostco customers are going wild over an indulgent new cookie flavor that combines nostalgic flavors of childhood into one gooey and chewy dessert.—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025 The Cuisinart ice cream machine weighs under 10 pounds, but that doesn’t stop it from creating frozen desserts in 20 minutes or less.—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2025 The couple moved to Elk Grove from San Francisco in 2001 to raise their family, where Joanne continued her family’s tradition by selling lumpia and Filipino desserts locally.—Irene Milanez, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025 For dessert, Nagano recommends stopping by confectionary Soratsuki, which specializes in daifuku mochi, or mochi stuffed with sweet beans.—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dessert
Still, because sweets and dairy were strongly linked to bad dreams, people with lactose intolerance or food sensitivities may want to avoid certain desserts before bed.1
Based on the results, Martin said, the worst bedtime snack would be ice cream.
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Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
16 July 2025
There was bitter tea, and a bowl of sweets in wrappers.
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