ice floe

Example Sentences

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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

An ice floe detached from the shoreline of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, Friday, stranding the 122 ice fishermen on top of it.

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023

They were brought back to the ice floe to warm in a fishing shelter, the sheriff’s office said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

There at the top, glittering like an ice floe, is Cullinan I, the Star of Africa, 530 carats of virtually perfect diamond-ness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

The shift in weight caused the ice floe to dip into the black water, and Jack fell back down.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu