How to Use icy in a Sentence

icy

adjective

• The base has to strike the right note between creamy and icy.
  — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 10 July 2019
• An icy fog clung to the sides of the highway in the swampy area around Amherst.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2018
• The ice cream is icy and plain, and the chocolate is bitter.
  — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 22 July 2019
• The roads are expected to be icy on both days of the storm.
  — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2019
• Snow, gusty winds and icy roads: Be on the lookout for a cold storm.
  — Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2020
• The roads were icy and snowy, but the car was moving slowly.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 18 Feb. 2020
• Drink these cold, not icy, but on the colder end of the spectrum.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 29 June 2017
• The cold, icy weather of the last few days may have played a role in her death, Clark said.
  — Erin McCarthy, Philly.com, 9 Jan. 2018
• Texture, as in is the ice cream smooth and creamy, coarse, icy or gritty?
  — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 2 May 2018
• The Duchess also donned the tiara for the reception in 2015, along with an icy blue lace gown.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Dec. 2018
• The lakes on the icy moon are filled with liquid ethane and methane.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2019
• When roads are snowy or icy, buses will stay in the street to avoid getting stuck near the curb.
  — oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2019
• Two rescuers could be seen in a boat working to free the cow from the icy water.
  — CBS News, 9 Jan. 2018
• The sun mask is heat, flame-heavy by nature, while the moon mask has an icier look and feel.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
• Roads are still icy, schools are closed and hard freeze warnings are in effect for both sides of the lake.
  — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• Blame icy ocean worlds Might ET be buried under too much ice to phone Earth?
  — Giorgia Guglielmi, Science | AAAS, 20 Oct. 2017
• Many of the wights fall into the icy water, and the rest are separated from the men.
  — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2017
• Still not over the sight of Arya Stark and her dragonglass blade turning the Night King to icy dust?
  — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 30 Apr. 2019
• As for her glam, Fox’s hair was styled in a short bob with an icy blond look; a few wisps of hair framed her face.
  — Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
• Onto the truck went the washer, the dryer and the deep freezer that dripped a trail of icy water.
  — Alden Woods, azcentral, 16 July 2017
• Her students learned a scary word and felt its icy shadow.
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 24 May 2017
• Freezing rain made the interstate, ramps and bridges slick and icy.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2018
• But the icy conditions are expected to be replaced with snow by the end of the week.
  — Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News, 31 Oct. 2017
• In our neighborhood, icy moons are among the best places to look for life beyond Earth!
  — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 7 Mar. 2019
• Serch was also Lesley’s client, which made things icy for a few days.
  — Michael Gonzales, Longreads, 10 June 2019
• Lugs at the outsoles offer traction on wet, snowy, or icy terrain, and the toe caps and heels are even built to be exceptionally durable.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
• The good news is that the weather will naturally take care of the icy landscape, no later than sometime in June.
  — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
• Tarasiewicz agrees, adding that icy blue will also decrease in popularity.
  — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
• The county can go through 1,500 tons of road salt in one icy morning, Polarek said.
  — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
• Baking Soda In a pinch, baking soda can help clear icy steps and walkways.
  — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026