How to Use on ice in a Sentence
on ice
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Caissie tacked on a two-run homer in the ninth to put the game on ice.
—ABC News, 4 July 2026
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Like the way the girls made candy from tapping molasses trees, and letting syrup freeze on ice.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
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In his five games with the team, Nicholl scored a goal and was also 2-1 goals on ice at even strength.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 June 2026
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Monaghan’s character is also getting back on her feet — on ice skates.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 2 July 2026
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This brewtail served on ice with a sugar rim is the ultimate fair companion.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
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Bomb Pops remain standard fare on ice cream trucks and are sold at many grocery stores, drug stores and convenience stores.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
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The precise wording of the bill, including the ethics provision, is still evolving but, for now, the formal legislative process is on ice.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026
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Up to two temporary restraining orders could be granted before the coalition seeks a preliminary injunction, putting the deal on ice while it's sorted out in court.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 14 July 2026
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And when the chopper couldn’t fly due to weather, Jeff and Anat invited me on ice climbing and kite skiing (wind, not gravity, pulls you across the snow), excursions.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
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Retailers like Whole Foods and Target have promotional pricing on ice cream products throughout the summer.
—Isabelle Labianco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
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Not content with just one homer, Ramos launched a no-doubt, two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth to put the game on ice, a 434-foot blast that landed more than halfway up the left-field bleachers.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
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There’s the famous falls, the honeymoon hotels and a viticultural focus on ice wine—a syrupy elixir produced in frigid temperatures (how Canadian).
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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In Canberra, budget cuts and bureaucracy, plus the creeping inevitability of World War I, steadily put the project on ice—and as the ice melted, Griffin was removed from the project altogether.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
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Ice at a party doesn’t sound revolutionary today (think of how many tons of it that wedding at MSG must’ve used), but on this day in 1850, when waiters appeared carrying bottles of champagne on ice, guests—accustomed to warm wine—were astonished.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
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How the alcohol industry puts policy on ice Each year, the American Cancer Society raises hundreds of thousands from the wine and spirits industry through an annual fundraising gala featuring free-flowing booze like pineapple margaritas.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 July 2026
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