slipperiness
Example Sentences
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ALTER: The likelihood of accidents depends on the floor’s “coefficient of friction,” a measure of slipperiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The court also heard that the police had not tested the slipperiness, or co-efficient of friction, of the road surface where the car was said to have lost control.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
In turn, there can be some slipperiness in the way companies talk about their privacy and security promises.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2025
Silverman is focused on the slipperiness of identity and the difficulty of finding categories flexible enough to accommodate the many possible selves locked inside women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
But in the end, it was the fault’s slipperiness that proved the scientific predictions wrong.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
