He sits down with individuals, groups and families who enlist him for unfiltered talks about racial bias and belonging, using hot java and his own Black experience to break the ice.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-11/historian-uses-murals-to-show-latino-pride-in-santa-barbara

It helped us break the ice.”

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-08-14/the-wily-women-of-succession

It was certainly a great way to break the ice and perhaps calm Garth's nerves a bit.

Source: https://toofab.com/2023/05/11/dolly-parton-threesome-joke-garth-brooks-acm-awards-trisha-yearwood-responds/?adid=toofab-bio

The visitors would break the ice in the first and took a 2-0 lead into the second period.

Source: https://tabertimes.com/sports/2023/11/30/golden-suns-play-final-games-of-november/