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

After crossing a rickety bridge barely wide enough to hold our car, we are faced with a long drive up unpaved mountain roads with no safety barriers.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

There were stairs at the back, narrow and rickety, and occasionally missing a tread, and down we went into the basement.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz