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: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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: an emotionally cold person
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Examples of iceberg in a Sentence
a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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Dozens of icebergs were spread across the water like floats massing before a parade.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
What happens there While out fishing, Sokka and Katara come across a strange iceberg.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
From the hills above, the icebergs had all seemed still and sculptural.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
The iceberg that sank the Titanic, the Chinese spy balloon, the intern at the Tiny Desk Concert – Bowen Yang classics all.
—Rachel Martin, NPR, 9 June 2024
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
What happens there While out fishing, Sokka and Katara come across a strange iceberg.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
From the hills above, the icebergs had all seemed still and sculptural.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
The iceberg that sank the Titanic, the Chinese spy balloon, the intern at the Tiny Desk Concert – Bowen Yang classics all.
—Rachel Martin, NPR, 9 June 2024
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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iceberg
noun
ice·berg
ˈīs-ˌbərg 
: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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