How to Use Icelandic in a Sentence

Icelandic

adjective
  • Simmons says the local Icelandic whales saw him as a threat and treated him as such.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The Icelandic highlands are criss-crossed by rough gravel tracks known as F-roads.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Filming mostly in the Icelandic language, the shoot is scheduled to begin next fall.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And Icelandic airline Play is doing just that in time for the holiday season.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The Icelandic highlands are one of Europe’s last true wildernesses.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Siggi’s, the Icelandic style skry yogurt brand, is launching a new program to encourage people to put down their phones.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Guests also will meet Icelandic farmers, stop by a Viking museum and take in black-sand beaches and icebergs.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
  • Add in Icelandic yogurt and seafood, and the neighborhood’s culinary map just got a lot more interesting.
    Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • There’s no way to know if the Icelandic orcas would have eventually accepted Keiko.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • For many Icelandic businesses, the day means a loss of earnings with female workers gone and most child care facilities shut.
    Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Icelandic Yogurt Icelandic yogurt has a thick and creamy texture compared to other types.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The plumes of smoke and orange hues could be seen from the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik, according to photos.
    Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Season 2 Iceland Season 2 opened with Kendall soaking in a tub in an Icelandic spa.
    Leena Kim, Town & Country, 29 May 2023
  • Kaleo, an Icelandic band, performed a live acoustic gig in 2021 with the lava spewing in the background.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Regarding probiotics, Icelandic yogurt may or may not have more than Greek yogurt, depending on the type.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 27 Aug. 2025
  • On a recent assignment, Burkard trekked through the Icelandic landscape and returned with photos that will inspire viewers to get out on their own hike.
    Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For most of the year the Icelandic highlands are locked under snow, but in late summer a short window opens to explore this remote, otherworldly wilderness.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • As Icelandic women's rights movements have made greater headway in their campaigns, the scope and meaning of the protests have expanded to include other issues.
    Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The practicality of the nutrient-dense Icelandic skyr that spoke to the Painter Sisters was just the starting point.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Low-cost Icelandic airline Play wants travelers to jet off to Europe for just $99 with a Halloween flash sale.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But she’s made a home base in Iceland for reasons that go beyond the ethereal light, the Icelandic horses, and the otherworldly landscape.
    Regan Stephens, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Ideal for all skin types and safe for the eye area, this anti-inflammatory Icelandic potion, which comes in a travel size, utilizes sea buckthorn oil, leaving the skin soft and healthy.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Travelers looking for a European or Icelandic getaway just got a new option — with some flights are under $600.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2023
  • Covering much of Iceland’s central plateau, the Icelandic highlands are an environment of extremes.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Vinick was involved with transporting and releasing the orca Keiko, who played the lead in Free Willy, back to his native Icelandic waters.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Ívar Finnbogason, a manager at Icelandic Mountain Guides, is deeply concerned by the decline in skill he’s witnessed over the past decade.
    Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2024
  • As if that magic trick wasn’t enough, Rauðasandur has a permanent place in the Icelandic storytelling tradition as the site of one of the country’s most famous murder cases.
    Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Best Skyr Full of flavor, this creamy Icelandic yogurt—with 10 g of filling protein per cup—is made with simple ingredients and real fruit.
    Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2023
  • When Iceland reduced the workweek by just a few hours for 1% of its population about a decade ago, the Icelandic government had to hire more people, increasing labor costs.
    Allison Schrager, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Another post included a video of the pair riding an ATV together and taking in the incredible Icelandic scenery.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023

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