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

“Cattle are tricky collateral,” said Ty Lucas, Chief Lending Officer for NebraskaLand Bank in North Platte, Neb., the heart of cattle country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"I had a dilemma before I started because finding a reference for the shops that I remember was really tricky and I don't think I could have done it justice through memory," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

My sonatina needs work, so I play it again and again, going over the tricky left hand fingering of that one tough passage a zillion times.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper