The ice had melted, but the water was still very cold.

Come back when the ice has melted and the water line will be in the same place.

When the ice eventually melted they'd have at least a little water.

The ice in his eyes had been melting as he spoke.

"They will show us next fall how much the ice has melted," she said.

Never before have so much ice and snow melted as over recent years.

"It was always white above here, and the ice never melted."

The ice has melted, I know you don't like that.

He smiled, the ice in his eyes melting for just a moment.

When ice melts, land or open water takes its place.