How to Use on ice in a Sentence
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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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Waiting and hoping was a crew that abandoned the ship and was forced to survive for months on ice floes.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 July 2026
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Through two games, Kadri leads Colorado’s forwards in even-strength time on ice.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 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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But to put the win on ice, Miami’s coaches turned to the running backs.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 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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Buckets overflowed with conch and clams, and customers pointed to whole fish on ice to be cleaned and cut for dinner.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 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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Stir on ice for 20 to 30 seconds, and strain either on a big cube in a rocks glass or up in a coupe.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
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These cooling flavors are made even more refreshing on ice and with the optional add of lime.
—Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2020
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But Warren likely will keep his spot in the rotation with Fried on ice.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the power play’s struggles was its effect on ice time.
—Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
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The Braves will have the Champagne on ice Sunday in the clubhouse.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
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Joel Kiviranta, who was sixth in penalty kill time on ice among forwards, is also gone.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026
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Boycotts were threatened, and Disney put Kimmel on ice for what would be just a few days.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
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Trudie’s offers snow crab, three marshmallow-white claws served chilled on ice, with a bit of dijonnaise for dipping.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 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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His eyes are open as the eyes of a fish, boned and gutted and laid out on ice, and where his throat used to be is a dark open welt, like a mouth underneath his real mouth.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
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There are 58 players who are averaging more time on ice per game so far this season than Cale Makar.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
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Vidal, in Woods Hole, had bags of DNA samples on ice, ready to be sequenced.
—James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
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Daniels injured his elbow in the latter and was on ice as Mariota managed the Seahawks game.
—Elise Devlin, New York Times, 5 Oct. 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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The mid-season acquisition stepped up to the big moment, ripping a two-run double down the third-base line to put the contest on ice at 7-3.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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With Democrats favored to win the House and potentially even take the Senate, the fight over killing the filibuster is back on ice.
—semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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And Paramount agreed to put its Warner buyout on ice well into next year so the challenges could head toward a larger antitrust trial.
—ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
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And the applicant agreed to put the biggest chunk of the design — initially pitched as around 230 apartments on the property’s southern half — on ice.
—Mark Dee august 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 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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About a month after the ink dried on that contract, Kim, who had slipped on ice and fallen while in his native Korea, had surgery to repair a tendon on his right middle finger.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 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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