slippery

Example Sentences

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And so I poured the ugly liquid into a small bottle and ran with it over the slippery, rain-washed streets of Haarlem.

From Literature

Admittedly, answering emails on the weekend can be a slippery slope.

From MarketWatch

The ground rose, and the river ran swiftly between tumbled boulders slippery with moss.

From Literature

Another practical argument against the bill has been concerns about a "slippery slope", with campaigners pointing to Belgium and Canada where assisted deaths have risen as eligibility criteria have expanded.

From BBC

But I did enjoy the montage of people sliding on slippery lanes; that stuff never gets old.

From Los Angeles Times