Etymology
Origin of ice-cold
before 1000; Old English is-calde; unrecorded in Middle English
Example Sentences
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With a lifelong thirst for adventure, his family and friends were less than surprised by his ice-cold exercise, he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
He sounds like he’s talking about an assistant challenged to bring him an ice-cold Diet Coke.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
I would sip ice-cold cordial and suck ice lollies to keep dehydration at bay the best I could.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
A Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for an ice-cold $2.3 million at auction.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
We would go to the well and wash in the ice-cold, clear water, grease our legs with the equally cold stiff Vaseline, then tiptoe into the house.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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