Example sentences for: tricky

How can you use “tricky” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But an examination of Partridge's A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1937) yields the Greek malakia , defined as “masturbation” and “tricky.”

  • The Rio Grande, the river in whose valley the capital lies, has been called the Great River in English, maybe partly because Spanish Grande suggests English Grand , but in fact Rio Grande means simply Big River . Great River would be Gran Rio . (That tricky syntax again.)

  • Still, while the public might think twice about buying a used car from either "Tricky Dick" or "Slick Willie," most people seemed willing, then as now, to make an independent judgment about the incumbent's ability to govern--especially when weighing it against the capacity of his challenger.

  • "This is one of those tricky SAT math questions, right?"

  • But the situation is different in practice (if not principle) in the case of products delivered over the Internet . Establishing nexus can be a tricky issue, for example, when it's a case of content--such as newspapers, magazines, books, videos, music, or computer software--being downloaded.


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