How to Use ice-skate in a Sentence

ice-skate

1 of 2 verb
Definition of ice-skatenext
  • Frank Ocean was constructing an ice-skating rink in the Sonoran desert.
    — Jenn Pelly, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • The camera is often fixed as people stroll or jog or play games, dine at cafes, swim and sun themselves, ice-skate and sled.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • Coachella’s main stage blasted a light show while the trio appeared on a smaller stage in the middle of the crowd, in the spot rumored to be where Ocean had wanted an ice-skating rink to be.
    — Taylor Henderson, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The ice-skating competition was part of a cutlery exhibit, along with forks and knives.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
  • And, after ice-skating season, the rink becomes Flipper’s, a roller disco.
    — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The ship includes six waterslides, seven swimming pools, an ice-skating rink, a theater and more than 40 restaurants, bars and lounges.
    — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • His settings are pulled from children’s fables—an old-fashioned schoolhouse, an ice-skating rink, a pine forest filled with fake snow—often with a discomfiting twist.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Once you’re appropriately layered up, be sure to also check out Domaine de la Forêt Perdue, a maze of ice-skating trails through a wooded park just outside Downtown.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
  • There were other competitive activities meant for winter, such as an ice-skating race, plus indoor social events, as well.
    — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Such lateral asymmetric movements are named after a Dutch ice-skating technique and can pose serious safety risks.
    — David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
  • Ocean’s set, his first in six years, was marred by controversy when a huge planned production involving an ice-skating rink was called off at the last minute, leaving the singer to play an at-times musically solid but uneven and low-energy set.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Ocean left behind not only an open set time, but an absurdly unlikely remnant – an ice-skating rink/satellite stage built for his weekend one performance that was never used, but connected to the main stage via the aforementioned runway.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The monumental ice-skating spectacular returns to San Diego with seven performances.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Enchant Christmas also has an ice-skating trail, a holiday marketplace and artisan village, holiday treats for sale, live entertainment, games and visits with Santa.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2023
  • And the whole family can enjoy award-winning entertainment such as Winter Wonderland on Ice, a spectacular ice-skating extravaganza.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Minnesota experienced its warmest December, January and February temperatures on record, canceling major outdoor events due to a lack of lake ice and conditions too warm for ice castles, outdoor ice-skating rinks, ice fishing and ice hockey.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2024
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ice skate

2 of 2 noun
  • Slice of Ice is free for skaters to use with their own ice skates.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Isn’t there someone out there who wants to trade those size 8 ice skates for a size 9?
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 7 June 2023
  • Rink visitors can rent ice skates for $4 per pair or bring their own skates to the venue.
    — Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • In the winter, strap on a pair of ice skates, snowshoes, or cross-country skis.
    — Daniel Otis, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Patrons are welcome to bring their own ice skates as well.
    — Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Can’t the sliding motion of ice skates on the surface generate enough heat to melt the ice?
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 31 Jan. 2019
  • Watch puppets talk, and a train chug from Russia to France, and a cartoon mouse glide about on ice skates.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Lace up those skates Grab your ice skates (or, more likely, your wallet.
    — Adam Lukach, RedEye Chicago, 9 Dec. 2017
  • So what happens when an ice skate made from aluminum or steel touches the ice?
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 31 Jan. 2019
  • The front door is adorned with a wreath fashioned from frosted pine cones, ribbon, and a pair of miniature ice skates.
    — Sally A. Downey, Philly.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The escape artist continues to struggle with the pesky gate, sliding around on the floor like a toddler on ice skates.
    — Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, 10 Aug. 2015
  • In one video, Simpson Ross and her son Bronx, 15, attempt to ice skate together.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, women (like men) have been skating, as a means of transport or recreation, for about as long as ice skates have been around.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Henie was 5 years old, the story goes, when her older brother, Leif, got a pair of ice skates for his birthday.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Tonya Harding is trading ice skates for dancing shoes — and many Dancing with the Stars fans aren’t too happy about it.
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The home also has a detached gym and a boat dock on a large pond where Ms. Kerzner and her family fish and swim in the summer and ice skate in the winter.
    — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 23 July 2018
  • Attendees, who can choose to ice skate or drive bumper cars, are encouraged to wear black and orange.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Guests rented ice skates and bowled for a few hours while snacking on burger sliders, pizzas, and french fries.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2019
  • Friction helps us understand why ice skates can glide faster and faster when moving, but not why they can get started in the first place.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 31 Jan. 2019
  • The museum also displays a pair of Dutch leather shoes, Viking bone ice skates and chariot mounts.
    — Ellen Perlman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Check out a talk on the Christmas story in art at the National Gallery or glide around a giant outdoor menorah on ice skates.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • There are also Rolex watches, landscape art, ice skates, cricket jerseys and a whole lot more.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Sharpen your ice skates and prepare your paint brushes, astro babes.
    — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 8 Oct. 2014
  • Indeed, despite their resemblance to ski boots, snowskates function and feel more like ice skates.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • As with past Slaw Device pedals, moving your feet back and forth on these things feels like sliding an ice skate across a pristine frozen lake.
    — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2022
  • On Sunday, many families flocked to a popular lake to ice skate on its frozen waters.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Enchant Christmas will aim to transform the sports arena with an 8,500-square-foot ice skating trail, a large light maze, and a Christmas market.
    — Alexa Peters, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Sport or recreational equipment like ballet and tap shoes, cleats, gloves, life preservers, mouth guards, roller and ice skates, ski boots, wetsuits and more.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 28 July 2023
  • The 70-year-old Detroit resident was pleased with the offerings as well as the chance to watch her granddaughter, Emone Weatherspoon, 9, of Belleville ice skate for the first time.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2018
  • The close bond between mother and son comes clear in the flashback footage to Andy’s childhood of a smiling boy on ice skates, and the adult who risks his life to bring the plight of war victims via his videos to the outside world.
    — Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times, 30 Oct. 2018

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