: 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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Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For the last five years, Tyra Banks has been trying to become the glam Willy Wonka of frozen treats, and her attempts to build her ice-cream empire have come in fits and starts.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
Try it with ice cream for an even better result.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
FountainVest operates the ice-cream chain and Papa John’s Pizza in China.
—Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For the last five years, Tyra Banks has been trying to become the glam Willy Wonka of frozen treats, and her attempts to build her ice-cream empire have come in fits and starts.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
Slowly but surely over the last decade, though, more subtle nods to savory have entered the ice cream space.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
Try it with ice cream for an even better result.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Ice-cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-cream. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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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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