icing

Example Sentences

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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

"To make a bike for that kind of challenge is amazing, and the fact they've managed to get 11 grand for the tandem is the icing on the cake," said Mercian mechanic Bob Smith.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

But the game turned on what the Ducks thought was a missed icing call just ahead of Barbashev’s goal, which came 65 seconds after Granlund tied the score.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

So, I lean over toward Anna, who’s wearing two party hats and eating a pile of straight-up icing.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli