How to Use slippery in a Sentence

slippery

adjective
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  • Words are slippery—just like the Force is not the same as a force in physics.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 4 May 2024
  • Be sure to wear shoes with a good grip, as the stones can be quite slippery.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The trails to both falls have steep and rocky terrain that can be loose and slippery when wet.
    — Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Then, Cummins lunged over to the garage’s roof, where the slant combined with the snow proved slippery.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Foley and Lange each added a K and Lange got the save in the game, which had a late start and a slippery mound due to rain.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • The rain didn’t stay away long, however, and the walk back in the near dark was slippery on the ancient stones.
    — Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Bear in mind that logs and rocks used for footing can be slippery.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • What did George Toma say about why the Super Bowl 57 field was so slippery?
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Overnight, the building’s weight squished the soap until the beams became slippery.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Signs at the trailhead warn of slippery rocks and cold water at all times of year.
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
  • In their favor, the slippery-road traction of the new tires is much more tenacious.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In Ed Park’s new novel, the past is slippery, elusive, and alive.
    — Krys Lee, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
  • This slippery approach to genre is a tenet of the New Narrative.
    — Daniel Felsenthal, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
  • These tend to take the form of slippery round(ish) platforms that slope in toward the center like a bowl.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 8 July 2024
  • There is almost no aspect of this tale that doesn’t feel slippery to the touch.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The rocks had furry caps of algae that looked slippery.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Tip Be careful during this stage, as the husk and seed can be slippery.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
  • The lack of a rear spoiler emphasizes the slippery and elegant shape of the MX-6.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 17 July 2023
  • But on some topics, Trump can be as slippery as an eel.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
  • Keep in Mind The plastic on the base is slippery and doesn’t prevent it from sliding around.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Caswell keeps things slippery, right down to his title.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The floor was slippery with water and blood, the fish bones cut into her hands, and the cold made her fingers and toes go numb.
    — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the grippiest mats in our test were smooth and some textured ones were found to be slippery.
    — Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Keep in Mind These have a silky, slightly slippery feel that fans of cotton sheets might not love.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The sense of this purple masterpiece was a bit more slippery.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Kunc bit on the shot fake and flew past Rice, parting the sea for a slippery Eurostep layup that just about blew the lid off the Longhorns’ new arena.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Dela Cruz led me up steep, slippery trails and into three deep caves that the Japanese carved out of the volcanic rock.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
  • The only slippery banana on the show is the superpowers.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Doing so would have been like attempting a balancing act on a slippery two-by-four.
    — Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
  • Finally, don’t serve any hard, small, slippery, or round foods that can potentially block your baby’s airways, as these pose a choking risk.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 July 2024

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