slipperiness
Example Sentences
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In 1991 the late University of Georgia economist Dwight Lee and I published a book on this economic force, which we dubbed “quicksilver capital” to capture the slipperiness of modern-day wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The court also heard that the police had not tested the slipperiness, or co-efficient of friction, of the road surface where the car was said to have lost control.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
In turn, there can be some slipperiness in the way companies talk about their privacy and security promises.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2025
The cause of this slipperiness was traced back to the way water freezes when it contains impurities and the unique structure where ice touches a solid material, called a quasi-liquid layer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
The movement was strange with the slipperiness of the house shoes, but she managed to sink down and return to her standing position without falling.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
