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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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Wall text describes the building’s form as an iceberg, with credit for the metaphor going to the architect himself.
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Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Littleleaf boxwood surrounds one planting area filled with iceberg roses.
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Viewers are seeing only the tip of this iceberg.
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Place iceberg into the salad bowl.
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Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Littleleaf boxwood surrounds one planting area filled with iceberg roses.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Viewers are seeing only the tip of this iceberg.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Place iceberg into the salad bowl.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for iceberg
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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iceberg
noun
ice·berg
ˈīs-ˌbərg 
: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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