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Ick is an English word of 3 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ick in a sentence

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Ick meaning

An exclamation of disgust.

Using Ick

  • The main meaning on this page is: An exclamation of disgust.
  • In the example corpus, ick often appears in combinations such as: the ick, ick factor, an ick.

Context around Ick

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Ick

  • In this selection, "ick" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, major, life, extreme, factor, acting and trigger stand out and add context to how "ick" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a major ick and already an ick factor going. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ick" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ick

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

This cheese gave me “the ick” to say the least. (10 words)

Drew is Michael’s uncle, so there’s already an “ick” factor going on. (14 words)

The video even caused "Nick Lachey singing ick" to trend on the video-sharing app. (15 words)

The way he would drag people out of the closet before they were ready to come out, him stirring the pot between Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera leading to a feud, and other things he has done just give me a major ick. (43 words)

The ick-factor photos (consider yourself warned) and detailed description of how a sushi lover came to find an enormous tapeworm that had been living in his gut weren’t enough to turn our readers off when this story landed in January. (42 words)

Despite the overwhelming evidence that the ick is killing their peers, Hank and Grace are forced into a one-sided alliance, as Hank tries to play dad while the resistant Grace insists she doesn’t need his help. (38 words)

Ok Boomers, rather than getting an ick over changing anything from what it looked like in its ‘heyday’ why don’t we think about how we take the Island into its new heyday? (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Here are some nicely painted toenails with a toe ring, just to up the soon-to-come ick factor a notch.

There aren’t any red flags with any of those men, but I can absolutely understand how you could have the “ick factor,” as you described it, in terms of how your daughter and brother interact.

The way he would drag people out of the closet before they were ready to come out, him stirring the pot between Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera leading to a feud, and other things he has done just give me a major ick.

This cheese gave me “the ick” to say the least.

Both comments were drawn from the Foster sisters’ real-life ick, which were discussed on an episode of their podcast earlier this year.

But for a lot of people, the idea of scanning your face or eyeball or fingerprint to open a bank account or get a car loan evokes an ick factor.

Despite the overwhelming evidence that the ick is killing their peers, Hank and Grace are forced into a one-sided alliance, as Hank tries to play dad while the resistant Grace insists she doesn’t need his help.

Drew is Michael’s uncle, so there’s already an “ick” factor going on.

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In just a few short days, the citizens of Eastbrook find themselves infected with ick, acting as zombified agents who will do anything to draw in new victims and kill anyone who stands in their way.

I sympathize with the ick you feel, but have no idea why on earth you have let this go on for so long without saying anything.

It wasn’t just the ick that Foster wanted to portray, but also the healthy way through it to a better, more solid relationship footing.

My husband has an extreme ick trigger when it comes to eating after someone, even me.

Ok Boomers, rather than getting an ick over changing anything from what it looked like in its ‘heyday’ why don’t we think about how we take the Island into its new heyday?

The video even caused "Nick Lachey singing ick" to trend on the video-sharing app.

This West London district is often mistakenly pronounced 'Chis-wick' instead of its correct pronunciation - 'Chiz-ick'.

He played Richie Ryan in Highlander: The Series and Monica's underage love interest Ethan in the season one Friends episode 'The One With the Ick Factor'.

The fact that Frank McCourt is involved may carry an ick factor among Dodgers faithful.

The ick-factor photos (consider yourself warned) and detailed description of how a sushi lover came to find an enormous tapeworm that had been living in his gut weren’t enough to turn our readers off when this story landed in January.

The regulatory path was complicated, and the research had to contend with the public “ick” factor.

They hope to host music fundraisers for their Gimme 5!, a fundraiser 501C3, that donates funds to musicians in need as well as art shows for Junior’s “Muse-Ick Heads” portraits.

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Common combinations with ick

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ick" in a sentence?
An example: "Here are some nicely painted toenails with a toe ring, just to up the soon-to-come ick factor a notch." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ick" from authentic English texts.
What does "ick" mean?
Ick means: An exclamation of disgust.
How many example sentences with "ick" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ick", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.