tricky

Example Sentences

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The role of Desdemona becomes tricky to navigate in a contemporary setting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“When he arrives at Southwark House as a terse, brusque, tricky man, you’ve already experienced his level of affection with his wife and that’s really important contextually,” Haig says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“It’s more just, ‘I know this can be tricky, and I really need to get it right.’”

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

That’s a tricky landscape for Warsh, who was sworn in as Fed Chair last week, to navigate as the central bank seeks to tame inflation pressures without slowing broader economic growth.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

She’d tell stories of the tricky little monkeys from Ghanaian myths who liked to cause trouble, play pranks, and … whistle.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer