: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs
Examples of ice-cream in a Sentence
Noun
What flavor of ice cream do you like?
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
For dining, guests can tuck into casual bistro fare at Rosélys, or graze at the 8,000-square-foot Marché Artisans, home to an artisanal bakery, a doughnut counter, a pizza oven, and crêpe and ice-cream stations, among other temptations.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Homey touches, including evening ice cream and cookies, are guest favorites.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Use them on salads in place of croutons or even as an ice-cream topping.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
For dining, guests can tuck into casual bistro fare at Rosélys, or graze at the 8,000-square-foot Marché Artisans, home to an artisanal bakery, a doughnut counter, a pizza oven, and crêpe and ice-cream stations, among other temptations.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
Other cost-cutting measures include offering a smaller hot chocolate size, advertising non-chocolate ice cream toppings and moving to a cheaper location in Raleigh to save on rent.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Homey touches, including evening ice cream and cookies, are guest favorites.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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ice cream
noun
(ˈ)ī-ˈskrēm 
ˈī-ˌskrēm
: a frozen food containing sweetened and flavored cream or butterfat
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