How to Use ice-cream in a Sentence

ice-cream

1 of 2 adjective
  • And 'butter' is just the start, with milk, ice-cream, cheese, meat and tropical oils also in development.
    New Atlas, 9 July 2024
  • And for the sweet tooth, there is a freezer with ice-cream.
    Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
  • The campus ice-cream shop bears the Trumper-friendly name Two Scoop Creamery.
    Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The most popular choice: Central Beach in the heart of town, just a short stroll to restaurants and ice-cream shops.
    Karen Cicero, Parents, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Don’t forget to try the beloved ice-cream treat known as maple creemees (available through the fall foliage season).
    Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • It’s known for the chicken tinga, enchiladas and shrimp or fish tacos, and maybe even more for the ice-cream paletas.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
  • Gently press one cake round into each ice-cream well to adhere.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Freeze the ice cream: Pour the custard into the freezer container of a 2 1/2 to 3-quart electric ice-cream maker.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 July 2023
  • Come summer, yuzu lends itself to sorbet, ice-cream and frozen smoothies.
    Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2023
  • There will be food pop-ups in the park for lunch — including the San Jose Police Department ice-cream truck — and music.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
  • At the end of an old farm road in southwest Missouri, Lakeshore Lodge drips with nostalgia like an ice-cream cone in peak summer heat.
    Rachel Hardage Barrett, Country Living, 5 July 2023
  • Churn per the ice-cream maker’s instructions, adding chocolate during the last minute of churning.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 8 May 2023
  • In another shot, one of the twins flashed a big grin while holding onto an ice-cream cone with sprinkles outside.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • For dessert, a creamsicle pie recalls that childhood ice-cream snack.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The last weekend of the summer was Gretta Benson-Klein’s ice-cream social, an event to which the entire church was invited.
    Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Having popcorn at the movies or eating an ice-cream sundae are some of life's real pleasures.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Betty Rae’s is adding a fourth location to its growing ice-cream empire.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In the restaurant’s gilded ice-cream parlor, diners availed themselves of eleven flavors, along with Irish coffee and lemon ice doused in vodka.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • It’s been an institution in Lee County for more than six decades, serving chili dogs, milkshakes, sundaes, ice-cream cones and more.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 7 July 2023
  • Najjar told us that another Gazan hospital was storing the dead in ice-cream trucks.
    Adam Rasgon, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The word ‘choon’ is likely a colloquialism for tune—much like an ice-cream truck, a tuk-tuk bakery is fitted with a tune to attract customers along its path.
    Vidya Balachander, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This Mother’s Day, Kristin Anderson has something special planned: a long walk on the beach, followed by a visit to her mom’s favorite boardwalk ice-cream stand.
    Elizabeth Bernstein, wsj.com, 12 May 2023
  • This isn't the first time the ice-cream maker has dropped a similar collaboration with another savory food brand.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The artisan ice-cream company serves up scoops with a variety of flavors (dairy-free included).
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Also, notably, kid Sims can now access the ice-cream machine unsupervised.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Kid entrepreneur Beau Shell has been scooping since age 8 and has created an impressive ice-cream empire.
    Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, there was a whole host of sweet treats on offer for guests to tuck into, including a snow-cone cart, a candy-floss machine, personalized cupcakes, push pops and ice-cream sandwiches.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Now it’s being beaten out by combos like cookies and cream and chocolate-chip cookie dough (which may be similar, but which ice-cream fans definitively see as different).
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
  • However, its Russian ice-cream division, which has net assets of around €600 million, including four factories, won’t form part of that process as it is ring-fenced from the rest of the company, a spokesperson said Thursday.
    Dasha Afanasieva, Fortune Europe, 16 May 2024
  • At one hospital, the situation was so dire that authorities have resorted to storing bodies in ice-cream trucks.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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ice cream

2 of 2 noun
  • What flavor of ice cream do you like?
  • Amp up the gesture with a pint of their favorite ice cream to go with it.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Go for the creamy shakes and malts or a top hat sundae made with a fluffy cream puff, vanilla ice cream and hot fudge.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Several customers went wild for the chocolate cake shake, a milkshake with ice cream and cake crushed up inside the cup.
    Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Sometimes that’s the adventure: trying for the big goal, turning around, and life handing you ice cream instead.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • In addition to drinking it as a tea or latte, matcha powder can be used to add flavor and color to foods such as baked goods, ice cream and more.
    L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The brown butter tarta, a dessert with blueberry gelee and brown butter ice cream, is a particular standout.
    Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2023
  • There will be ube cheesecakes, ube truffles, ube milkshakes and scoops of ube ice cream on top of halo halo, the iconic Filipino dessert.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner—plus plenty of tasty ice cream treats for any time of day—this is the ultimate place to go for a heavy dose of nostalgia.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Ayfer, 15, was rescued in the 99th hour after the quake, as rescuers calmed her by playing her music and promising her ice cream.
    Isil Sariyuce, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The New York Post reported another person had bacon added to their ice cream in error.
    Manoj Chaudhary, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Cherries Jubilee, very fashionable at the time, is a sauce made from sugared, butter-sautéed cherries flambéed with either kirsch or brandy, then poured over ice cream.
    Melissa Clark, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Kahramanmaras was once an elegant city, nestled at the foot of Mt. Ahir and famous for its version of dondurma, Turkish ice cream.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Come for the art and savor coffee, salads, traditional Italian cuisine, signature focaccia and specialty ice cream with a friend or solo.
    Robin Soslow, Chron, 12 Feb. 2023
  • And why not end the evening with a bowl of matcha ice cream?
    Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Indulge in one of the best frozen treats in L.A: ice cream!
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Just the thought of ice cream helped cool me down a little.
    David Holloway, al, 12 July 2023
  • Here’s a wide range of ice cream recipes to fit all sorts of tastes.
    Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
  • The chef said the first family had one ask for the dessert menu: ice cream.
    Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Even the cookies that are filled with ice cream are baked on site.
    Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
  • The ice cream bases here are made from fresh milk, cream, sugar, spices and fruit.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The last was a spice cake topped with maple cream cheese frosting served with a side of ice cream.
    Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
  • For us, this ice cream set has been a gift that has kept on giving.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 26 June 2024
  • Keep it chunky and treat it like a chutney, or puree it to serve over cake or ice cream.
    Matt Brooks, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • There are no fewer than three places on Main Street to get ice cream.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 18 July 2023
  • Despite her doubts, the Giadzy founder tries the treat with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
  • It's even better served warm and crowned with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • This frozen Fourth of July ice cream dessert is festive, fun, and sure to be a hit.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
  • On Sundays, fans who are 13 or younger can get $1 Blue Bell ice cream and the chance to run the bases after the game.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The drama started at Devin and Aaron’s group date with the rest of the cast, where Devin took Jenn away from the group to get ice cream.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 July 2024

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