How to Use icy in a Sentence

icy

adjective
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  • The base has to strike the right note between creamy and icy.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 10 July 2019
  • An icy fog clung to the sides of the highway in the swampy area around Amherst.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The ice cream is icy and plain, and the chocolate is bitter.
    — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 22 July 2019
  • The roads are expected to be icy on both days of the storm.
    — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Snow, gusty winds and icy roads: Be on the lookout for a cold storm.
    — Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2020
  • The roads were icy and snowy, but the car was moving slowly.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 18 Feb. 2020
  • The cold, icy weather of the last few days may have played a role in her death, Clark said.
    — Erin McCarthy, Philly.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Texture, as in is the ice cream smooth and creamy, coarse, icy or gritty?
    — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 2 May 2018
  • The Duchess also donned the tiara for the reception in 2015, along with an icy blue lace gown.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Dec. 2018
  • The lakes on the icy moon are filled with liquid ethane and methane.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2019
  • When roads are snowy or icy, buses will stay in the street to avoid getting stuck near the curb.
    — oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Two rescuers could be seen in a boat working to free the cow from the icy water.
    — CBS News, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Roads are still icy, schools are closed and hard freeze warnings are in effect for both sides of the lake.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Blame icy ocean worlds Might ET be buried under too much ice to phone Earth?
    — Giorgia Guglielmi, Science | AAAS, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Still not over the sight of Arya Stark and her dragonglass blade turning the Night King to icy dust?
    — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 30 Apr. 2019
  • Freezing rain made the interstate, ramps and bridges slick and icy.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2018
  • But the icy conditions are expected to be replaced with snow by the end of the week.
    — Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News, 31 Oct. 2017
  • In our neighborhood, icy moons are among the best places to look for life beyond Earth!
    — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 7 Mar. 2019
  • Serch was also Lesley’s client, which made things icy for a few days.
    — Michael Gonzales, Longreads, 10 June 2019
  • Fritz, whom Mann said is a sheep dog weighing close to 100 pounds, bit into the rope, and Mann heaved the pooch from the icy waters.
    — Max Londberg, kansascity, 24 Jan. 2018
  • The beauty mogul had her hair up in icy blue curls while wearing a white tuxedo dress for the night out.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Jan. 2019
  • Temps are starting out in the upper 20s to low 30s and frost or icy spots could hamper the commute.
    — OregonLive.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • All that salt that gets thrown on icy roads is bad for the environment.
    — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The woman's son heard someone run off through the icy snow, and a witness heard a car peel away, the report says.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The site may be extreme, but the Sheldon Chalet offers a sweet haven in an icy landscape.
    — Barbara Eldredge, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The once stark black Air bubble has been swapped out for a more subtle icy blue version.
    — Jake Woolf, GQ, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Moderate pace but rocky in spots and could be icy or muddy in spots.
    — baltimoresun.com, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Thomas drove a 1997 Ford box truck that slid out of control on the icy road, according to police.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The reception by the press at the conference was reportedly icy.
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But soon, icier colors and stripe patterns seep into their wardrobe as Louis begins to feel like an animal caged by his affection for his creator, lover and abuser.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 9 June 2023

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