icicle

Example Sentences

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In the distance, at the back of the stage, a wall glows with wisps and slivers of light in formations evoking icicles or feathery cobwebs.

From New York Times

Come winter, scores of guests at the hot spring pool and spa facility defy gravity, turning their hair into upward-facing icicles.

From Washington Post

DULUTH, Minn. — Surfing in Minnesota is just like surfing in Southern California, John Jenkins says, as long as you ignore the icicles on your wet suit.

From Seattle Times

Between courses, my son ran outside to coax four-foot-long icicles off the roof, and my daughter, on the other side of a mountain of mashed potatoes, grew sleepy.

From New York Times

Mr. Harbour shines as the jolly, but surprisingly in shape, fat man smiting foes with a Christmas star, icicles and even a lethal candy cane.

From Washington Times