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Examples of ice-cold in a Sentence
ice-cold hands from hours spent shoveling snow
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There was a sauna, a steam room, a Jacuzzi, a hydrotherapy circuit, a cold-plunge pool, beachside massages and ice-cold drinks with little umbrellas in them — countless ways to relax, unplug and rest a body and mind wracked and weary from the rigors and brutalities of his work.
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Later, there was a tank, but the water was ice-cold and very dangerous.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Those sub-par statistics can be attributed in part to an ice-cold start in which Bregman batted .201 with one home run and a .534 OPS through his first 37 games.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Prior to the start of Budweiser’s exclusive arrangement with the NFL, the Super Bowl was awash in suds, with Schlitz, Löwenbräu, Miller High Life, Schmidt’s, Lone Star, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Hamm’s and Blatz all doing their part to develop an indelible association between an ice-cold brew and gameday.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of ice-cold was
before the 12th century
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“Ice-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cold. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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ice-cold
adjectiveˈī-ˈskōld
: very cold
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