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: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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: an emotionally cold person
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Examples of iceberg in a Sentence
a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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From the hills above, the icebergs had all seemed still and sculptural.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
The iceberg that sank the Titanic, the Chinese spy balloon, the intern at the Tiny Desk Concert – Bowen Yang classics all.
—Rachel Martin, NPR, 9 June 2024
Convoys might be told to change course because of icebergs or enemy forces in the area.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 June 2024
Heinrich realized they must have been brought there by icebergs, which had picked up the rock and mineral when the icebergs were still part of glaciers on land.
—Jerry McManus, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
The iceberg that sank the Titanic, the Chinese spy balloon, the intern at the Tiny Desk Concert – Bowen Yang classics all.
—Rachel Martin, NPR, 9 June 2024
Convoys might be told to change course because of icebergs or enemy forces in the area.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 June 2024
Heinrich realized they must have been brought there by icebergs, which had picked up the rock and mineral when the icebergs were still part of glaciers on land.
—Jerry McManus, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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iceberg
noun
ice·berg
ˈīs-ˌbərg 
: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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