thin ice
Example Sentences
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But it is yet another straw in the wind that the stock market is skating on thin ice.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
These decisions clearly suggest that long-standing, anti-unitarian landmark decisions such as Humphrey’s were on thin ice.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
On a frosty February morning last year, fishermen dropped lines through drilled holes in the thin ice as artillery echoed through nearby fields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had been on thin ice within the administration for some time.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2026
Without saying a word to each other, George and Owen ran straight out onto the lake, their boots crashing through the thin ice and into the freezing water.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
