slicker

Example Sentences

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Dr. Makary is slicker than a pharmaceutical salesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Skiers have to re-don their skis at the top for one final climb, and Fatton was much slicker than Harrop, racing away to a lead she never looked likely to relinquish.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Mostly that has meant pretending to be a Real American by riding horses, going hunting or driving around in a pick-up to prove they aren’t some effete city slicker.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

As studio horror has gotten slicker and funnier, closer to an amusement park ride than anything truly unnerving, it’s probably better to judge these films for their date-like qualities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

I pulled off the sweater, under which I was wearing a rain slicker I used to go sailing in, a kind of canvas sack.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles