ice-skated; ice-skating; ice-skates
: to skate on ice
: a shoe with a metal runner attached for ice-skating
Examples of ice-skate in a Sentence
Noun
a pair of ice skates
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025
Longchamp’s spring 2026 collection, which will hit stores in November, doubled as a holiday capsule of sorts, featuring winter white looks and ice-skating references.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Suddenly an entire generation wanted to lace up ice skates, fueling a new wave of talent that began passing through the Hornets’ program.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The first Rockefeller tree lighting took place in 1933, giving New Yorkers a meaningful bit of Christmas cheer amid the Great Depression; in 1936, the famous ice-skating rink at Rockefeller Center opened, giving the ceremony its now-iconic backdrop.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025
Longchamp’s spring 2026 collection, which will hit stores in November, doubled as a holiday capsule of sorts, featuring winter white looks and ice-skating references.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
And at its climax, the Grabber, the franchise killer played by Ethan Hawke, gracefully stalks his victims on ice skates, ready to lop some heads with an axe.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Suddenly an entire generation wanted to lace up ice skates, fueling a new wave of talent that began passing through the Hornets’ program.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Ice-skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-skate. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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