the Ice Age

noun

: the most recent time in the past when a large part of the world was covered with ice

a valley formed during the Ice Age

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From the Ice Age to the Age of A.I. Tumbleweeds the size of trash cans blew across the road as Alex Ybarra, a state representative, steered his black S.U.V. through Quincy, population 8,315. —

Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 While mammoths were adapted to cold, open tundras and the grasslands of Europe, North America and Asia during the Ice Age, mastodons were found in woodlands and swampy areas across Central and North America. —

Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 Setting the stage Shadow Labyrinth’s setting is actually inspired by the Ice Age, and the enemies and bosses are designed around that concept. —

George Yang, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2024 Watch The Small One on Disney+ Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas This short holiday special catches up with the Ice Age characters at the most wonderful time of the year … well, in theory. —

Sydni Ellis, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Ice Age