Sentence examples for the rickety from inspiring English sources

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the rickety

adjective

Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure; giddy; shaky.

  • He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.

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The rickety elevator made her uncharacteristically nervous.

We peer over the rickety fence.

The rickety old dynasty teeters on.

"We didn't want the rickety brownstone feel".

But the rickety reality was absurd.

Thus far, the rickety ship of state has held together.

The conversation continued that way at the rickety Formica table.

He emphasizes the rickety foundations of human civilization with sympathy, not condescension.

Clues to the rickety state of public finances are better found elsewhere.

Emerson's ideas were obviously badly served by the rickety verse structures he built for them.

Then there are the rickety carts and grizzled animals that weave through the chaos.

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