slippery

Example Sentences

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Fix the Fells' partnership manager Isabel Berry said the route's "sloping, slippery surface is currently difficult to walk on" leading people to use the areas at either side.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

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

The seamless integration of old and new feels stealthy, and a touch subversive, a doubling-down on the museum’s approach to time as nonlinear, sinuous and delightfully slippery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Troika thus has a troika of meanings, which simply proves that words are slippery creatures in every language.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood