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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a patch of ice" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small area covered with ice, often in the context of warning about slippery conditions.
Example: "Be careful when walking outside; there's a patch of ice near the front steps."
Alternatives: "a sheet of ice" or "a spot of ice."
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At one point, I slipped on a patch of ice.
You're walking on the sidewalk and you come across a patch of ice.
As they approached the arena, Joseph Appel slipped on a patch of ice, fracturing his ankle.
"I'm getting some of these!" he declared, stepping across a patch of ice.
She slides across a patch of ice as she hits the asphalt.
There was even a patch of ice in the slacker shallows.
He said: "After it landed the plane hit a patch of ice after completing its landing".
A woman had slipped on a patch of ice, and she'd had to wait until the ambulance came.
He taught his children to drive (at age 12) by putting them on a patch of ice in the driveway.
While crossing a bridge over a drainage ditch, Mr. Murtaugh slipped on a patch of ice, breaking his right wrist.
"There was a patch of ice that I didn't see until I was on top of it," he said.
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