How to Use icon in a Sentence

icon

noun
  • Click on the icon to open your e-mail program.
  • He has become an icon in the movie business.
  • The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon.
  • And then, 672 yards away from the sendero, the icon stopped.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Chucks have been an icon in the shoe world since the 1920s.
    Justin Helton, Car and Driver, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Which brings me to the next great thing about this late icon.
    Greg Palkot, Fox News, 14 June 2023
  • Select the text and click the paint roller icon in the toolbar.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • To update your Mac: Click the Apple icon from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
    Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Just click the download icon next to a tweet with a video in it to save the file.
    WIRED, 8 Jan. 2023
  • While the show may have run in the '70s and '80s, Fonzie remains a beloved Brew City icon.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2023
  • Ditto for the thousands of fans who fell in love with the icon over the years.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • No one comes to the medieval wing to venerate the saints in the icons.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
  • Users who buy a new piece will be able to use it as the icon on their phone for the Floor app.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 20 July 2023
  • Drag up to the right-hand icon to enable one-handed mode.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
  • For over 100 years, The Adolphus has been a Dallas icon.
    Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But even if not, the views over the city make this world-class sporting arena a true icon of the city.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Valeri, 37, is a sporting icon in the city of Portland.
    oregonlive, 12 July 2023
  • For the sports icon, being thankful and optimistic is part of the game of life.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • To add the page back, follow the same steps but re-tap the circle to make the checkmark icon appear.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
  • She's got a few more ideas for how the industry icon can best strut her stuff.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Jack Russell, the rock icon known as the former frontman of Great White, has died.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • On the camera's panel, tap the gear icon in the upper right corner to open the Settings screen.
    Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Now, the icon is sharing her expertise on how to find the perfect dress and who to bring with you.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
  • In April, the screen icon welcomed a daughter, Gia, with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Snoop Dogg is a global icon, and his commentary on the Olympics‘ 2024 Track and Field prove why.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 25 June 2024
  • That brings the biopic about the troubled pop icon to a $16 million domestic gross.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Another 1980s icon is joining the cast of Stranger Things.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2023
  • Joel stopped the song midway through to mock them for disrespecting the icon.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The stunning packaging of the bread, with the iconic Ray of Gold print, reflects the glamour of the fashion icon.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • At this stage of his career, Domingo is seen as something of a fashion icon.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024

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