icing

Example Sentences

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The cup, however, is mere icing on the cake.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

They live in a silo for two, sharing their pain, icing their scars.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

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

We go inside after that and decorate our sugar skulls with glitter Fina brought and brightly colored icing that Mom helps us mix up.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish