slipperiness

Example Sentences

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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

Silverman is focused on the slipperiness of identity and the difficulty of finding categories flexible enough to accommodate the many possible selves locked inside women.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

If you’re determined to paint your concrete to add color, you can minimize the slipperiness by broadcasting a very fine amount of pure silica sand into the paint just after you apply it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

The disintegration was awful to see, but worse was the feel of the powder—its starchy slipperiness as she tried to collect it by handfuls.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison