Sentence examples for was slippery from inspiring English sources

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was slippery

adjective

Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.

  • Oily substances render things slippery.

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It was slippery.

"His body was slippery.

Irony was slippery; the sincerity of Annagret was firm.

For the Patriots, the story was slippery fingers.

I never actually fell, but it was slippery.

"It was slippery," said Farah, shrugging his shoulders.

The floor was slippery with the saliva gobbed out all over the floor.

The silk of Marcia's scarf was slippery, like cool water rippling between his fingers.

Dr. Fleischmann ultimately acknowledged that his data was slippery and his secrecy counterproductive.

The way was slippery, greasy almost, and tipped upward toward the aubergine house.

Other times it was slippery and clear, with a foamy head.

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