slippery
Example Sentences
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It’s also a slippery slope: once you get used to having a little more cash in your bank account, it can be tempting to lower the percentage even further.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
There’s no missing the point, and clarity can be essential when grappling with something as slippery as grief.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Very serious games begin when Jimmy Sullivan, a slippery charmer from Honor’s past, becomes her fifth—and most ill-fated—tenant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"They're quite slippery, so I think she did really well."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
He was so slippery, so worthless, that my anger died.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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