iciness

Example Sentences

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There’s often an unnerving poise to the music of St. Vincent — an almost eerie iciness that Annie Clark delights in shattering with sudden blurts of guitar.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2024

On the desolate battlefronts of southern and eastern Ukraine, the clinging, clay-like mud of late autumn is beginning to congeal into iciness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022

To simplify and improve the flavor, I wanted to make one that required no heat and, especially, no water, which can mute fruit’s vibrancy and contribute to that iciness.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022

An iciness slipped into their friendship, but Chin said they eventually moved past it.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2022

I must have gasped at the iciness, because Rosaleen looked up and seeing me come naked through the water, started to laugh.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd