ice skate
noun
ice skater
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a word derived from
ice-skate.
Example Sentences
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“He’s like an ice skater out there,” Brady said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
It’s like an ice skater spinning rapidly with her arms tucked in, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
The edges of breaking waves push on the water and make it spin, like a fast ice skater bumping into someone.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2023
Dick was a surprising athlete — skier, bicyclist and ice skater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Gilly had a vision of herself sailing around the living room of the foster home on her right foot like an ice skater.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
She burst on the scene as an odd-looking provocateur, dressed in an ice-skater skirt and combat boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
So one day, with all my Black girl superhero-ness, I said to my parents, "I want to be a doctor and an ice-skater when I grow up!"
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2021
She was a soccer player, a gymnast and an ice-skater.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2015
The final duet, for Edward Watson and Tamara Rojo, is also notable, full of whirling ice-skater effects and dominated by a wistful tenderness.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2012
Nevertheless, the force was sufficient to spin Butler like an ice-skater, landing him on his rump for the second time in as many minutes.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
