icy

Example Sentences

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They formed closer to the Sun early in the solar system's history and are generally dry, rocky bodies without the icy material that produces comet tails.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Not only has a slew of HR complaints tempered her icy remarks, but slashed budgets and declining readership have forced her hand.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Perhaps they’re aquatic organisms—otherworldly cephalopods—that thrive in the dark seas of the outer solar system’s icy moons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In fact, pedestrians on Singapore's streets will often find themselves blasted with a shock of icy cold air as they walk past entrances to malls and department stores.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Once she had finished drinking, she began sloshing her trunk about, and splashing me with icy water, which I did not appreciate at all.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo