: 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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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Fleming asks, miming a person examining the topping options at an ice-cream parlor.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Around 400 people attended, with children dressing in their favorite costumes while enjoying rounds of bowling, music, games, pizza, s’mores and ice cream.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Fleming asks, miming a person examining the topping options at an ice-cream parlor.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
On their birthday, members receive an offer for a free container of Publix, Publix Premium or GreenWise ice cream or frozen yogurt, or a Publix Bakery bar cake.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Around 400 people attended, with children dressing in their favorite costumes while enjoying rounds of bowling, music, games, pizza, s’mores and ice cream.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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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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