rickety
Example Sentences
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He stumbled down the rickety front steps, catching his balance on the banister.
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A washtub webbed to the wall stood on a rickety table.
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Many of the buildings were rickety and crumbling, with only one or two stories.
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Will leaned his rickety bicycle against the wall.
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There were sturdy wooden boxes near the tent; there was a small rickety table and a chair; there was a lamp.
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