Example Sentences

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In the Pacific Northwest, some residents ice-skated on frozen streets in Seattle and Portland.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2022

“We have never ice-skated before so for us, this is better,” said Bibi Haniff, who is from Guyana and was visiting New York and the William Vale rink with her young daughter and son.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2020

I have swum in the Potomac, ice-skated on the Potomac, kayaked in the Potomac, rock-climbed along the Potomac, run along the Potomac, paddleboarded the Potomac, and just sat and listened along the Potomac.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2016

But it also helped that Mr. Breyer’s and Mr. Thurmond’s daughters were best friends and ice-skated together.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2015

I ice-skated in my socks down the dustless linoleum hallway.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith