dicey

Example Sentences

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But the bill’s road to becoming law still looks dicey.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The threat underscored the dicey environment for Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"If you look back, when it gets dicey, he's not up for it," Wardley said of Dubois, who has faced accusations of folding too easily in his three stoppage defeats.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

That’s dicey if you have a carry-on because the bins may be full.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Sometimes I get a tummy ache after breakfast, which makes lunch dicey, and there’s no way to get through the shift without at least one major refueling.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich