rickety

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

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

But her conceit that the Inter-Con’s trajectory can constitute, as the book’s subtitle asserts, “a people’s history of Afghanistan,” is rickety at best.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 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

Adam Lambert sits on a rickety wooden chair just outside the main chapel at the Hollywood United Methodist Church on a break from rehearsing the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

Will leaned his rickety bicycle against the wall.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler