: 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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Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Groceries are a steak, chicken sausage, zucchini, yellow squash, lettuce, cheese, two bags of birdseed, coffee, peaches, lemons, limes, ice-cream sandwiches, tomatoes, spinach, broth, onions, and the aforementioned wine.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 4 Feb. 2026
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The third course offers a daily dessert or house ice cream.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The dining and drinking outlets include the Italian restaurant Luma, the Greek and Turkish-influenced Paralía serving local seafood and produce, the Rum Bar in the lobby, and Scoop—an ice-cream spot sure to be the kids’ favorite hang.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Groceries are a steak, chicken sausage, zucchini, yellow squash, lettuce, cheese, two bags of birdseed, coffee, peaches, lemons, limes, ice-cream sandwiches, tomatoes, spinach, broth, onions, and the aforementioned wine.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
There’s an open bar as well as the Goldbelly Chill Lounge, where founders Joe and Vanessa Ariel will serve specialty ice cream.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The third course offers a daily dessert or house ice cream.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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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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