rickety

Example Sentences

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“And it has to be wood. Avoid rickety metal ones that fall over. Noisy!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

And it’s a much more rickety machine than it first appeared.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

Diners enjoying the sunset at a beach-side restaurant - and the piles of rubbish along the rickety stairs to get there.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

After crossing a rickety bridge barely wide enough to hold our car, we are faced with a long drive up unpaved mountain roads with no safety barriers.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

But she made her way down a few steps of the rickety ladder.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata