How to Use icing in a Sentence

icing

noun

• And maybe the little gold man at the end of it all is just the icing on the cake.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
• One of those was the icing on the birthday cake dunk to bring the house down.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
• The cape is the icing on the cake, not to mention the pants have pockets!
  — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2022
• The loss to Oklahoma State at the Texas Bowl was just the icing on the cake.
  — USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
• Remind them that once more might be the icing on the cake.
  — Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
• The icing on the cake is dew points around 50 degrees — wow.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• The rooftop pool, which overlooks the runway and is open year-round, is the icing on the cake.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
• Having him on the record was the icing on the cake, cherry on top.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2022
• The icing on the cake here is the key change coming out of Felder’s solo.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
• This new video of a solar flare is simply the icing on the cake.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 10 May 2022
• The British pop star steals the show with a scrumptious chorus while Megan spreads the icing on the baked cake.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2022
• The comic icing is the stuff that a Shakespeare lover’s dreams are made on.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• The sinful stack comes glazed in cream cheese icing. 6.
  — Mahita Gajanan, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
• The tiara-like crystal band is simply the icing on top.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 July 2023
• Pour the warm icing on the still-warm cake for this signature dessert.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
• The honey grail face oil is the icing on my skincare cake!!
  — ELLE, 16 Feb. 2023
• Jimmy always looking to try to put the icing on the cake.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
• The cookies will keep in a tin for a few days, though the icing will crack and the cookies will get softer with time.
  — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 4 Dec. 2020
• But, of course, the shopping holiday is the icing on the cake with savings at up to 50% off.
  — Porter Simmons, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
• And the final icing on the pie is a drizzle of caramel and chocolate ribbons.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2023
• Conley put the icing on the cake by swishing a shot, later ruled a 2-pointer, at the buzzer.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2021
• The defining elements are its shape and icing, which has to be heated and poured on the warm, just-out-of-the-oven cake.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
• Auburn running back JT Rogers had a 60-yard touchdown in the final minutes to put the icing on the cake.
  — Al.com Reports, al, 21 Nov. 2020
• The goal was the icing on the cake, even if it wasn’t entirely expected.
  — Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
• Cedric Mays II putting the icing on the district title win with a 38-yard scoring run.
  — Robert Thomas, Dallas News, 4 Nov. 2022
• After a second icing, Forbort went to the bench and sat down.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
• It's topped with a white chocolate icing for a sweet winter treat.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• So put down the colored icing, step away from the baking sheet, and train your focus this way.
  — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2023
• The icing is exceptionally sweet, but those don’t add up to a balanced cake.
  — Kimberly Cataudella Tutuska, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
• The glazed doughnut comes dipped in black chocolate icing and is topped with silver sprinkles, buttercream made with Oreos, and an Oreo cookie.
  — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024