slickness
Example Sentences
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First came the whippet who lives down the hall, galloping outside my apartment and then, as he often does, failing to account for the slickness of the linoleum.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
That’s the tantalising thought for Celtic folk, that the work-rate and energy and the slickness of their attack can unleash a new kind of Celtic on Europe.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2024
Soulfulness versus slickness is of the worthiest subjects in our increasingly AI-dominated age, and it’s already led to some true modern classics, from “Her” to “After Yang.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
The taciturn slickness of this show provokes an uncomfortable reaction: Is there no feeling here?
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
He clawed again for the copper and looped the wiring around his hand to counteract its slickness.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
