: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs
Examples of ice-cream in a Sentence
Noun
What flavor of ice cream do you like?
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Another shopper’s tableau included retro yard furniture, a metal ice-cream bucket, corroded playground animals, a shamrock sign, a butter roller, a Hoosier cabinet, and, literally, a kitchen sink.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Dwight's mission, as determined by Jim, is to report to Langley headquarters via helicopter for training, followed by an ice cream social.
—Gretchen Hansen, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Picture yourself near the front of a long line at an ice-cream shop.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Another shopper’s tableau included retro yard furniture, a metal ice-cream bucket, corroded playground animals, a shamrock sign, a butter roller, a Hoosier cabinet, and, literally, a kitchen sink.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
Recipe: Ice Cream Sundae With Thai Tea Caramel and Fried Bananas
Make these sundaes with the vegan (or not vegan) ice cream of your choice.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Dwight's mission, as determined by Jim, is to report to Langley headquarters via helicopter for training, followed by an ice cream social.
—Gretchen Hansen, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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ice cream
noun
(ˈ)ī-ˈskrēm 
ˈī-ˌskrēm
: a frozen food containing sweetened and flavored cream or butterfat
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