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

Creating better superhydrophobic surfaces would make the world's transportation systems more aerodynamic, medical devices more sterile, and generally improve the slipperiness of anything requiring a liquid-repellent surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

Again, the sort of slipperiness of watching their behaviors and not caught up with: “What’s the age difference here?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

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