icy

Example Sentences

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Nobody survived and HMS Erebus's exact fate remained unknown until 2014, when its wreckage was uncovered in the icy waters of northern Canada.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Pictures posted by climbers show a long line of people climbing up fixed ropes, queueing in the icy, low-oxygen high-altitude zones.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

They formed closer to the Sun early in the solar system's history and are generally dry, rocky bodies without the icy material that produces comet tails.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

On “Pygmora” and “One for Blake,” it is as if an icy, uncertain start to a day were followed by bursts of warmth and clarity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Their boots sank into the soft whiteness as they walked, squeaking and crunching it into holes that shone icy blue.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda