Sentence examples for slippery use from inspiring English sources
(The show has made typically good and slippery use of the dramatic irony produced by that gap between Hannah's perspective and everyone else's).
In disadvantaged areas with diverse populations and myriad economic and social problems, the slippery use of the language of "gangs" and its loose association with young people mitigates against effective policing, providing a dangerous shortcut to understanding youth conflict.
One idea could be to tighten up their definitions so governments could bring actions against E.U. institutions if they meddled in things they should avoid — though some experts, like Mr. Areilza, think the concepts will always be too slippery to use for legal purposes.
He said there were dozens of ideas to reduce shipping emissions, ranging from coating hulls in ultra-slippery paint, using satellite navigation to avoid storms, blowing bubbles under hulls to reduce friction and using sails.
While this may sound plausible, it is a slippery concept to use in practice.
This was seen as "noble cause corruption" and often justified on the grounds that too many criminals were getting away with crimes thanks to their slippery solicitors and use of loopholes in the law.
Don't use slippery floors.
He is a slippery character, so used to covering his tracks that he is no longer able to find himself.
Though their adversaries often used "slippery slope" arguments, the number of residents who have taken advantage of the laws remains quite small.
And single can, in this context, be a slippery word; Traister uses it to describe anyone who isn't married, which covers everyone from students on Tinder to long-term cohabitees, divorcees and elderly widows.
