How to Use icing in a Sentence

icing

noun
  • The icing is just as easy to make.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This is just the icing on the cake.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • That stuff is not the icing on the cake.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Gomez’s glam was the icing on the cozy cake.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The warm fudge icing is poured on the just-out-of-the-oven cake.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • My icing then ran inward to form a gooey sticky pool.
    — Kathryn Streeter, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • My icing then ran inward to form a gooey sticky pool.
    — Kathryn Streeter, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
  • That spot-up 3 off the flare screen was the icing on the cake.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • Askarov went out to play the puck after icing was waved off.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Mom’s concert was the icing on the cake!
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • What happened next, was just the icing on the cake.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Once out of the oven, drizzle the dish with icing and serve warm.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Well, that’s just the icing on the wedding cake.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • One of those was the icing on the birthday cake dunk to bring the house down.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
  • And maybe the little gold man at the end of it all is just the icing on the cake.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
  • This new video of a solar flare is simply the icing on the cake.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 10 May 2022
  • This recipe gets the balance just right, and a big part of that is the cream cheese icing.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The cake is quick to whip up and requires no icing or adornment.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Too soft or liquidy and your icing will be too runny.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Finely chop a few bars to fold into the cream cheese icing.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Having him on the record was the icing on the cake, cherry on top.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The cape is the icing on the cake, not to mention the pants have pockets!
    — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2022
  • It's topped with a white chocolate icing for a sweet winter treat.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Pour the warm icing on the still-warm cake for this signature dessert.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But some decor, such as icing and sprinkles, might be a mystery.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
  • But some decor, such as icing and sprinkles, might be a mystery.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Each is topped with sweet white icing and dark green shamrock sprinkles.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Once the cookies are baked and cooled, cover the tops with white icing and let dry.
    — Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Some cupcake icing can be way too sweet, but this was just right and the cake part was nice and moist.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Once baked, drizzle on a quick homemade icing.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026

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