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

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

The planet likely gathered its atmosphere in a cold region beyond the frost line, where water freezes onto dust grains and forms icy particles.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

I felt my blood go icy in my veins, and I turned the letter back over, looking again at my name in my handwriting.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin