thin ice
Example Sentences
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These decisions clearly suggest that long-standing, anti-unitarian landmark decisions such as Humphrey’s were on thin ice.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026
On a frosty February morning last year, fishermen dropped lines through drilled holes in the thin ice as artillery echoed through nearby fields.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In France, Le Figaro's UK correspondent writes that Starmer is on "thin ice".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had been on thin ice within the administration for some time.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026
I got up and looked out, but the glass was covered with a sheet of thin ice, and the only thing I could see was the crazed pattern of the streetlight outside.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
