Example Sentences

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Collier missed a three-pointer with 38 seconds remaining that would have iced it for the Trojans.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024

They also suffered two of those losses because Davis failed to make last-minute free throws that likely would have iced games the Lakers eventually lost in overtime.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2022

A 43-yard Daniel Jones touchdown pass that would have iced the game in the fourth was erased when Darius Slayton dropped it in the end zone.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021

Instead, he had regrets — pointing to a pair of missed free throws with 19 seconds remaining that could have iced the game.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2017

Because even though I was hoping to get a bit closer to the Savanna group, I had also been a little stressed wondering if the Savanna and Ximena pairing would have iced me out.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio