Explore Confetti through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like paper. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Confetti in a sentence
Confetti meaning
- Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
- Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
Synonyms of Confetti
Using Confetti
- The main meaning on this page is: Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations. | Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
- Useful related words include: paper.
- In the example corpus, confetti often appears in combinations such as: the confetti, of confetti, and confetti.
Context around Confetti
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Confetti
- In this selection, "confetti" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blue, ceremonial, orange, fell, toss and flew stand out and add context to how "confetti" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the confetti and and the confetti outside was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "confetti" sits close to words such as aac, abdication and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with confetti
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s not all flowers and confetti, though. (8 words)
At that point, the confetti will disappear on its own. (10 words)
As confetti fell, Drake performed “Knife Talk” featuring 21 Savage and Project Pat. (13 words)
The ball dropped on New York's iconic Times Square as huge crowds counted down the seconds into 2023, culminating in raucous cheers and a deluge of confetti glittering amid jumbo screens, neon, pulsing lights and soggy streets. (38 words)
At the end, as the final notes of “Karma” faded and the last pieces of confetti fell, I was left with the certainty that I had just borne witness to something spectacular. (32 words)
Fast forward to the following year and Rivers stood alongside Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett with confetti falling from the TD Garden rafters after a Finals win over the Lakers. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to several street vendors, the children apparently felt inspired by Hizzoner's ceremonial confetti toss and started throwing glass bottles.
A Just Stop Oil protester targeted the wedding of George Osborne and Thea Rogers and showered the newlyweds in orange confetti as they emerged from the church.
Any doubts that Norton couldn’t fill Wogan’s shoes quickly vanished in a puff of confetti.
As confetti fell, Drake performed “Knife Talk” featuring 21 Savage and Project Pat.
As the blue confetti flew in the air, symbolising she's having a boy, Nicole and her partner looked joyous.
At that point, the confetti will disappear on its own.
At the end, as the final notes of “Karma” faded and the last pieces of confetti fell, I was left with the certainty that I had just borne witness to something spectacular.
Barker plays a drumroll as the two kiss before blue confetti explodes into the air as he smashes on the cymbals.
But locals – including other town councillors – all identified her as the Osborne wedding protester, who evaded security to chuck confetti over the newlyweds.
Confetti released during Tanya Tucker’s performance fills the air in front of the stands during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena on Monday, January 2, 2023.
Elton John performed as confetti falls over the crowd to mark his final UK show during the Glastonbury 2023 music festival.
Fast forward to the following year and Rivers stood alongside Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett with confetti falling from the TD Garden rafters after a Finals win over the Lakers.
For a simple and subtle touch, this King Charles crown-shaped confetti has a choice of engravings including date, year and even a Queen Consort option.
Graeme Park announces “Manchester, you’re the best” before closing the night with a triumphant encore and confetti filling the air.
It’s not all flowers and confetti, though.
More confetti — rainbow, this time — stuck to the floor, to the players, to the footwear of passersby.
Players Quinn Boehle, left, and Lennon Salazar bask in the adulation of the crowd and the confetti.
She passed them on the hills in Newton, Mass., heard their cheers and their music, saw their confetti and got fired up.
The ball dropped on New York's iconic Times Square as huge crowds counted down the seconds into 2023, culminating in raucous cheers and a deluge of confetti glittering amid jumbo screens, neon, pulsing lights and soggy streets.
The church service was beautiful and the confetti outside was definitely a very special moment for us both.
Common combinations with confetti
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the confetti 12×
- of confetti 10×
- and confetti 8×
- confetti and 8×
- with confetti 6×
- as confetti 5×
- confetti at 4×
- confetti cannons 4×
- confetti fell 3×
- confetti on 3×