icky

Example Sentences

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But over-the-top comments such as "Japanese people are next level" give her an "icky vibe", Kubota told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“I was in a period of mourning and I didn’t want to give myself worldly pleasures because I thought it would make me feel icky or sad.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

But for now, plenty of market signals suggest that it’s OK for investors to live in a home where there are cockroaches in the walls — as icky as it feels.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

His gigantic, grotesque foot with its mangled big toe and icky toenails.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

They are relieved when they leave the icky barn where the little Piggy girl lives.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar