How to Use ice water in a Sentence

ice water

noun
Definition of ice waternext
  • Bring a pot of water to a boil and fill a large bowl with ice water.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Fill a large bowl with ice water and line a baking sheet with clean dishtowels.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Place the potatoes in a bowl of ice water to keep them from browning while cutting the others.
    — Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Test it each minuted by spooning a ribbon of the syrup into a bowl of ice water.
    — ExpressNews.com, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Meal includes salad, dinner roll, and dessert, lemonade or ice water.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Transfer the liquid with the leaves to a large ziptop bag, and submerge it in an ice water bath to chill completely.
    — Nik Sharma, SFChronicle.com, 18 June 2020
  • Blanch the frozen shrimp in the water for 1 minute to thaw, then transfer the shrimp to a mixing bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Sled dogs travel through melted ice water in northwest Greenland in June 2019.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN, 22 Dec. 2019
  • The walkout lower level has a room with two plunge tubs — side-by-side tubs where an athlete can follow a hard workout by immersing briefly in ice water, then briefly in hot water.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2020
  • The ice bucket challenge involved pouring a bucket of ice water over one's head and posting a video of it on social media, and then challenging others to do the same or make a donation to charity.
    — NBC News, 28 Dec. 2019
  • The service is friendly-gruff, the booths are red pleather, and the orders are taken on standard paper waiter pads before being ripped off and placed in the dew that has collected beneath your plastic cup of ice water.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Feynman’s famous demonstration placing a small O-ring in a glass of ice water and showing its resulting lack of flexibililty explained the disaster’s cause to the public.
    — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Twice, the team missed dumping defensive coordinator James Verenski with buckets of ice water in the final minutes.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Dip the eggplant slices in the flour, then dip in the ice water.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
  • While that warms up, set up a large bowl of ice water by the stove.
    — Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Then, get ready to hear some screams as the ice water hits them.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Count to 10, then use tongs to transfer them to the ice water.
    — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
  • The method is ice sheets, which are bed linens dunked in ice water and wrapped around the body.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • Fill a bowl with ice water and set it next to the burner.
    — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
  • Combine the beer and 3/4 cup ice water in a small bowl.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water and let sit until the shells are cold to the touch.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The basics: fill a bowl with ice water and dunk your face in.
    — Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Fill a large bowl with ice water and set it near your stove.
    — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 May 2022
  • One by one, whack each egg all over with the spoon and return it to the ice water.
    — Andy Baraghani, WSJ, 20 May 2022
  • Transfer the eggs with a slotted spoon to the ice water.
    — Washington Post, 14 July 2021
  • Bring the water back to a boil and refill the bowl with ice water.
    — Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Cut 2 lemons in half and squeeze the juice into a large bowl of ice water, then toss the halves in.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2021
  • That’s why this one hit like a bucket of ice water in the middle of the desert.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Cook for 1 minute, then transfer to the ice water bath.
    — SFChronicle.com, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Drain the eggs, place them in ice water until cool enough to handle; drain again.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024

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