tricky

Example Sentences

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The tricky part is knowing when to stay and when to go.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

So that’s a tricky aspect of it that I didn’t expect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Brad Gerstner, CEO of tech investor Altimeter Capital, said retail investors are facing some potentially tricky times ahead with big tech IPOs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Never looked out of his depth and kept his head with the tricky race restart with 10 laps to go.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He has heard Laura in the living room speaking with two men, one of them with a ripply, tricky voice, the other with a coarser voice, a thicker laugh, a big man, no doubt.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez