How to Use slick in a Sentence
- The new kid had some slick moves on the basketball court.
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On the flip side, food didn’t stick to the slick surface.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
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The better to show off the dress, Meghan wore her hair up in a slick bun with a side part.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
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The scenes are slick, the action is fast and the outcomes are predictable.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
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The chow fun noodles are just al dente and slick with soy sauce and oil.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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Thanks to their slick wings, the birds can reach speeds of up to 22 mph while searching for food.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
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Some light scrambling over slick rocks is required to reach the cave floor.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
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The three coolest trio of chefs in town, Ghetto Gastro, came to stunt at the Farfetch event in some slick looks.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
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The video is stylized and slick, with some very nice luggage on display.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
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Not that there’s much cleaning to do, thanks to that slick silicone.
—H Conley, Bon Appétit, 23 Mar. 2023
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Crouched on the floor with the pistol resting on his chest, Beasley had dropped his cellphone, slick with his own blood.
—Lizzie Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2023
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The texture is silky slick and smooth with even color throughout, and no loose threads or flaws.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2024
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For those with oily scalps, keeping the product below the ears will help combat slick roots.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
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Cool poached apples, slick with sesame oil, top the warm salad, framed with lettuce for bundling.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
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Haliburton didn't show much in the way of rust, bringing the same slick moves on his drives and dazzling passes.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2023
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Keep in mind, some patches of slick ice could refreeze from daytime melt.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
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That’s not the case with this clear balm, which feels slick (yet not greasy) and comes with a gourmand flavor of vanilla and brown sugar.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
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Roads will be slick, so leave a little extra time for any travel!
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2024
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These books are made of paperboard, which is like thick cardboard, with a slick coating that makes the pages even more durable.
—Brienne Walsh, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
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My new apartment building has lots of outdoor stairs, which were still slick from the rain that occurred that night.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2023
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Dean stands to West’s right sporting a flat bill hat from MWA, his label, and a slick black windbreaker.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
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Drivers should be on the lookout for slick roads through Tuesday morning.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2024
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While the instrument panel looks slick, the gauges are a confusing mess.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 8 Feb. 2023
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Our muffins and cupcakes rose nicely, cooked evenly, and popped right out, thanks to the slick nonstick coating.
—Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
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The compression of so many people in such a narrow space meant Acre’s harbor was slick with grime.
—Nicholas Morton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
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Stuck vehicles added to the havoc as commuters tried to navigate the slick roads.
—oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
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Finishing off her look, Bieber wore her blonde hair to her shoulders in a slick side parting.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
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Likewise, the touchpad is slick and roomy, which fits the current trend among compact notebooks.
—PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
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These faux leather leggings are ultra shiny and slick and come in an inclusive size range of XS through 5X.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
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Adriana Cuba is especially strong as Ada, the slick, insincere and high-pressure missionary leader whose only interest is making her numbers for the year.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
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The punk look was part faux-hawk, part slicked back pony.
—Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 3 July 2018
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Sparks flew, and my face was pelted with bits of ground pork and slicked with brine.
—Adam Shatz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
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The rest of her hair was slicked down, with the front portion subtly waved near her face.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 26 Feb. 2024
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There’s a very young Udo Kier with his hair slicked back.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 Mar. 2023
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The only change was that his unruly hair was slicked down.
—Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 19 Oct. 2019
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Her jet-black hair was slicked back into a sleek high pony.
—Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 12 July 2023
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Season with salt and toss in enough dressing to slick the grains.
—Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2023
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The look was paired with knee-high socks and white tennis shoes while Williams wore her hair slicked back.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
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In Sport Bowling, balls slick their ways down alleys thanks to the oil coating the lanes.
—Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 2 June 2018
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On hair, Eugene Souleiman slicked and wrapped the strands into a flower at the ear.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Feb. 2024
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My hair slicked back, my ponytail pinned away, a white sailor’s cap perched on my head.
—Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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The streets were rain-slicked and icy, but in Marunouchi, safely in the US zone of Tokyo, that was no deterrent.
—Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2018
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As for her hair, Jenner’s locks were slicked back in a low updo.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2018
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Her black hair was barely an inch long and nearly slicked down to her scalp.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 29 Sep. 2023
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Drain and slick them with a little bit of olive oil to prevent sticking.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
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To finish the look, Gigi wore her hair slicked back into a chic chignon.
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 28 June 2023
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Her dark-blonde hair was slicked back, and her glam look included rosy blush and a new lip.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Apr. 2023
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He’s been hanging off the back of a garbage truck for most of the past ten hours and his arms are slicked with sweat in the 91° afternoon heat.
—Time, 3 Aug. 2023
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His slicked-back hair is not unlike the 1950s 'do that his character has been known to wear.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 7 Jan. 2019
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His salt-and-pepper hair was slicked with gel, and tattoos snaked under the sleeve of his T-shirt.
—Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2018
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Klum wore a layered flowy white dress and black pointed-toe heels with her hair slicked back.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
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The little one donned a black suit and bow tie, while his hair had been slicked back and a moustache had been drawn above his lips.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
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La Luz is sixty-nine, with slicked-back hair and a salt-and-pepper mustache.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2020
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With her hair slicked back, all eyes were on Harvey’s glowy makeup look.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
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Brenda pulls a small Nokia from her fanny pack; the screen is slicked with massage oil.
—National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2019
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In the video, Markle enters the frame wearing a high-neck blouse and a blazer with slicked-back hair and sunglasses.
—Morgan M. Evans, Fox News, 17 May 2018
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The Lotus Flower tiara was tucked into straight hair that had been teased at the crown and slicked behind her ears.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
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The interviewer is a middle-aged man with oily, slicked-back hair and fair skin.
—David Canfield, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2020
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Assange wore a blue sweater and a blue sports jacket for the hearing, and wore his silvery-gray hair slicked back.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
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Sivan’s hair is wet and platinum blond and slicked in curls cascading from his skull.
—Brennan Carley, GQ, 19 June 2018
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The wheel began to shake in my hands; the road had grown slick, as though with oil.
—Ben Lerner, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
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At dawn the sea is a slick of pink in the small cove near our house in Portland.
—Jessica Kerwin Jenkins, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2020
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Late in the day, a 5-foot long blue shark swam into our chum slick.
—Brian Skerry, National Geographic, 31 July 2020
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The oil spill was the largest in history, and in some places the slick was five inches thick.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
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Turlington sure knows how to amp up the glam for evening: with a slick of lipstick.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2022
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The famous slicks of F1 racing ensure the most contact with the ground.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
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To get the edges of your dreams, the brand recommends their three-step process: slick, swoop, and define.
—Jennifer Ford, Essence, 28 Aug. 2019
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After Shesterkin denied Arthur Kaliyev in the sixth round, Fox roofed a slick backhand that stuck in the net to win it.
—Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
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The neat braid jam is the perfect jam to slick and blend the hair with the extensions for a flawless install.
—Akili King, Essence, 17 Jan. 2024
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Golladay made a slick open-field move to get in the end zone on his 59-yard touchdown catch.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2019
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There should be a good, hearty slick covering the entire pot.
—Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2022
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In the end, the styling really does feel ultra-slick and confident, just like the song.
—Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2019
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In the wake of a fishing boat, a slick of dead and dying herrings covers the surface of the sea off the coast of Norway.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
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Photos of the spill show large chunky globules and long slicks of oil floating on the Gulf's surface.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
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LeMahieu made a slick leaping catch of a sharp line drive by Marwin Gonzalez to end the fourth.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2019
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She's swapped the usual belt for a black woven belt, and topped off her look with a slick of bright red lippie.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 26 May 2023
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The stainless steel bolt with rear locking lugs runs a short at 1.5-inches and is liquid slick right out the box.
—Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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The texture did leave an oily slick in the mouth afterwards, noticed Uskokovic.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2022
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The slicks covered only around eight percent of the ocean's surface in a large coastal region off Hawai'i.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2019
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The non-locking diopter is a tad too loose, and the finish is a little slick—both minor quibbles.
—Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
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The Ouai’s famous hair oil keeps even the most unmanageable hair slick and shiny.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
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Paige Rudzin's 1,600-square-foot two-bedroom apartment is the perfect blend of rock-and-roll edge with a touch of New York City slick.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 13 Sep. 2021
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If chumming is involved, the stern is also prime because the slick will flow out behind the boat.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
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Is the coating slick or rough, and will that impact the gun’s operation?
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Jan. 2021
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The whale’s floating body also forms a chum slick on the surface—a trail of blood, oil, and chunks of fat and flesh that might stretch for miles across the water.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2021
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The beet-red minced fish, which gets its kick from a spicy miso sauce and its slick from sesame oil, arrives atop little rounds of corn chips.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
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Officials may have thought that would send the massive slick farther out to sea.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2021
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Slide in 1 slice bread, quickly flipping it so both sides get a slick of butter.
—Smitha Menon, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2023
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The surface area of this single slick of dead alewives was nearly the size of Tanner's largest lake in Colorado.
—Dan Egan, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
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Left to flow, the unearthed springs turn dirt roads into unstable slicks of mud.
—WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
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The slick-fielding shortstop played on the varsity as a freshman.
—Pat Disabato, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2021
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This slick-looking pen creates smooth lines with the ink color of your choosing.
—Jillian Tracy, CNN Underscored, 3 Aug. 2020
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The Arctic Circle is wrapped in a slick-looking matte gray and white livery.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022
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The key loss is Andelin, the slick-fielding third baseman, who finished the season hitting .362.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2022
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Moreover, this slick-looking and enjoyable-enough romp seems to pass the Jumanji test.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
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Now, this slick-looking player, with the sharp goatee and nice leather jacket, is getting ready to go upstate and do a seven-year bid.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2021
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The company is also showing off a full-scale, slick-looking black model at events.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2023
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The Rockies have been looking for a slugging, slick-fielding first baseman since Todd Helton retired.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2022
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The slick-looking four-wheel-drive remote control car has smooth rear wheels and a lightweight plastic chassis for easy drifting and recovery, with a top speed of 15 miles per hour.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2022
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The self-congratulatory note in the blooper reel over the end credits feels unearned on a slick-looking movie that gets too tangled up in its own complications to remain effective.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2022
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The slick-fielding shortstop moved over to second and was a quality defender despite never really playing there.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021
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Luis Urías, 23, in his first season in the majors as an everyday shortstop, has enjoyed playing next to slick-fielding second baseman Kolten Wong and getting the opportunity to turn some sizzling double plays with him.
—Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2021
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The corner block never had much of a design justification, but with the individual camera lens, Samsung has landed on an honestly slick-looking minimal design.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
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The slick-fielding shortstop played on the varsity as a freshman.
—Pat Disabato, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2021
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This slick-looking pen creates smooth lines with the ink color of your choosing.
—Jillian Tracy, CNN Underscored, 3 Aug. 2020
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The Arctic Circle is wrapped in a slick-looking matte gray and white livery.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022
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The key loss is Andelin, the slick-fielding third baseman, who finished the season hitting .362.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2022
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Moreover, this slick-looking and enjoyable-enough romp seems to pass the Jumanji test.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
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Now, this slick-looking player, with the sharp goatee and nice leather jacket, is getting ready to go upstate and do a seven-year bid.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2021
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The company is also showing off a full-scale, slick-looking black model at events.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2023
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The Rockies have been looking for a slugging, slick-fielding first baseman since Todd Helton retired.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2022
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The slick-looking four-wheel-drive remote control car has smooth rear wheels and a lightweight plastic chassis for easy drifting and recovery, with a top speed of 15 miles per hour.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2022
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The self-congratulatory note in the blooper reel over the end credits feels unearned on a slick-looking movie that gets too tangled up in its own complications to remain effective.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2022
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The slick-fielding shortstop moved over to second and was a quality defender despite never really playing there.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021
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Luis Urías, 23, in his first season in the majors as an everyday shortstop, has enjoyed playing next to slick-fielding second baseman Kolten Wong and getting the opportunity to turn some sizzling double plays with him.
—Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2021
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The corner block never had much of a design justification, but with the individual camera lens, Samsung has landed on an honestly slick-looking minimal design.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
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The slick-fielding shortstop played on the varsity as a freshman.
—Pat Disabato, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2021
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This slick-looking pen creates smooth lines with the ink color of your choosing.
—Jillian Tracy, CNN Underscored, 3 Aug. 2020
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The Arctic Circle is wrapped in a slick-looking matte gray and white livery.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022
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The key loss is Andelin, the slick-fielding third baseman, who finished the season hitting .362.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2022
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