rickety

Example Sentences

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“And it has to be wood. Avoid rickety metal ones that fall over. Noisy!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

And it’s a much more rickety machine than it first appeared.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

A two-story Craftsman ADU in Hollywood — formerly a rickety garage — is designed to provide office space, a gym and housing while preserving a lush garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Diners enjoying the sunset at a beach-side restaurant - and the piles of rubbish along the rickety stairs to get there.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Two searches was all it took for Mom’s rickety tower of lies to come tumbling down.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller