How to Use icing on the cake in a Sentence

icing on the cake

noun phrase
  • So this is all icing on the cake.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That was icing on the cake a little bit.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Anything else that comes along with that is icing on the cake.
    — Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 7 Oct. 2024
  • That’s just a huge honor, and just kind of icing on the cake.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025
  • If that happens, that’s just icing on the cake.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Winning was just icing on the cake.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • So being asked back after the fact was just icing on the cake.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The city itself is like a warm hug, her people are icing on the cake.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
  • The retro style is really just icing on the cake.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The half-up, half-down look was topped with a black velvet bow, which is just icing on the cake.
    — Julia Meehan, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • Everything else was just icing on the cake.
    — Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Little details like easy-pull bungy cords around the waist and hood are icing on the cake.
    — Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And to be able to raise money for charity is just icing on the cake.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • The five-year warranty and suction cup feet are icing on the cake.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The five-year warranty and suction cup feet are icing on the cake.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
  • All the other benefits are just icing on the cake.
    — Katherine Fan, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • Everything else that's happened since there has just been icing on the cake.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • Supplements should be icing on the cake, not the cake itself.
    — Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The fact that new players can claim up to €2,500 is just icing on the cake.
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • So anything else that's happened afterward has been icing on the cake.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • At this point, Tony wins would just be icing on the cake; closes June 29.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 June 2025
  • The Dallas market was like icing on the cake, and the icing is going to stay on the cake.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The convenient slip-on design is really just icing on the cake.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The tie waist is really just millennial icing on the cake.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The ensuing snowplow chase that spills into the streets outside the arena is just icing on the cake.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
  • Their non-skid soles are just icing on the cake, especially if your trip has a lot of walking on the itinerary.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The central location—with shops and corporate offices at your doorstep—is just icing on the cake.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • For many Black women, natural full lips are just icing on the cake to a beauty look which will never go out of style.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The two spacious side pockets are icing on the cake to an already impeccable pair of workout tights.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Getting nominated for an Emmy is icing on the cake, but the real prize was that juicy arc.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

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