floe

Example Sentences

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A traditional diorama of polar bears on an ice floe hardly needs any changes in presentation or interpretation to take on new meanings in our era of climate change.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Members of the public alerted the local authorities when they saw a man going onto an ice floe to approach the animal.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

In late December, more than 100 people had to be rescued from an ice floe that broke free from a fishing area on a northern Minnesota lake.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

The rescues failed, and four people fell into the water before being taken back to the floe to warm up in a shelter, the sheriff’s office wrote.

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023

Once all the men and gear were safe on the same piece of floe with the boats, they began to relax, only to have another crack split directly under the James Caird.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong