slimy

Example Sentences

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I don’t want to ruin this friendship, but it feels slimy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Understanding how this molecular gearbox works could help researchers develop ways to stop bacteria from forming biofilms, slimy communities that cause infections and contaminate medical devices.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

However, she can only eat small cherry tomatoes because she finds the big ones, with their slimy, jelly-like interior, repulsive - something plenty of neurodivergent people will agree with.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

Dude’s nefarious and slimy and anything shady seems to have to do with him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

The boys had left a slimy mess of peanut butter, Doritos, and—yes—sticky puddles of lemonade mix.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies