How to Use slippery in a Sentence

slippery

adjective
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  • The trails were muddy and slippery.
  • Fish are slippery to hold.
  • Keep in mind, the sandy trail can feel slippery on the way down at the end.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Words are slippery—just like the Force is not the same as a force in physics.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 4 May 2024
  • The trail was too narrow, the drop-offs too close, the rocks too slippery.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Be sure to wear shoes with a good grip, as the stones can be quite slippery.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The walls and floors were covered in a slippery ooze of squid ink.
    — Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Watch for slippery wet rocks at the top and please keep your dog on a leash.
    — Katie Linsky Shaw, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Yes, but: The dripping made for a slippery day of work.
    — Karri Peifer, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Travis Kelce is slippery and seems to find open spaces and make the most of them.
    — cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The agency said the wet, heavy snow had brought down tree limbs across the city, adding to the danger of slippery roads.
    — oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • The steps don't have grips on them, so the ladder may become slippery when wet.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • The way down was slippery, because snow had fallen on the peak the night before.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The hill is steep, though, and can be slippery when littered with leaves and pine needles.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2021
  • In such an instance, the loosey-goosey facets might allow for a great deal of confusion, finger-pointing, and slippery contrivances.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Pooling water turned the dirt into a slippery mud puddle, quickly staining the bottom of the white wedding dress brown.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024

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