How to Use break the ice in a Sentence

break the ice

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• The exchange broke the ice, and Wald says from there a lifelong friendship was born.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
• Even icebreakers sometimes need a little guidance to break the ice.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
• Andruw Monasterio broke the ice with a solo home run, and a couple of batters later Ceddanne Rafaela followed with a two-run shot to make it 3-0.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
• In recent years, an increasing number of dating apps, including eharmony, have begun offering more virtual dating options to help break the ice before meeting up in the real world.
  — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
• Soccer talk won’t break the ice, since Italy – in what has become an unfortunately commonplace occurrence for the proud soccer nation – failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026