icing

Example Sentences

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The icing on the cake for Watkins would be a performance like this one against against Freiburg in Istanbul on Wednesday, where Villa will look to win their first major trophy in 30 years.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

But the Ducks would get no closer, with Vegas icing the game on two third-period goals from Pavel Dorofeyev, who had four goals in the final two games.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Your Social Security is the icing on the proverbial retirement cake.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"But if all our instruments are powered up, and we can do important testing and calibration of the science instruments, that would be the icing on the cake."

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

On the second, she constructed the cake, using cardboard bases and straws for supports, and made the basic icing to cover the layers.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg