dicey

Example Sentences

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But the bill’s road to becoming law still looks dicey.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

"If you look back, when it gets dicey, he's not up for it," Wardley said of Dubois, who has faced accusations of folding too easily in his three stoppage defeats.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Privately, though, it is looking a little more dicey.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

But even in that uproarious context, there are plenty of ways that fans still edge into dicey territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

They fill their mind and hands with soap and repair and dicey confrontations because what is waiting for them, in a suddenly idle moment, is the seep of rage.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison