TRICKY in a Sentence

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12 example sentences for TRICKY, such as:

1. It can be tricky at first, but persevere.
2. Yankees are a deal the most tricky, everybody knows.
3. He and I have talked through this whole tricky problem.
4. She showed great tact in dealing with a tricky situation.
5. I did the donkey work but I hired a professional builder for the tricky bits.

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 Meanings and Examples of TRICKY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
tricky
 a.  requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward
Classic Sentence:
1  Well, then," said Bois-Guilbert, "I will speak as freely as ever did doting penitent to his ghostly father, when placed in the tricky confessional.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
2  For a month he was in and out of my house, and never once did it cross my mind that harm might come of his soft, tricky ways.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
3  Yankees are a deal the most tricky, everybody knows.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
4  Kennicott asserted that Westlake and McGanum and their contaminated families were tricky, but Carol had found them gracious.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
5  "O, he's as tricky as they make 'em," said Mr. Henchy.'
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In IVY DAY IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM
Example Sentence:
1  He and I have talked through this whole tricky problem.
2  It can be tricky at first, but persevere.
3  I did the donkey work but I hired a professional builder for the tricky bits.
4  She showed great tact in dealing with a tricky situation.
5  I agree that finding a common ground in which to speak about pro natal policy will be tricky, but much needed.
6  Using black oxide is tricky that way; if you use too much, it will create black bubbles in the tub.
7  Finding evidence of police brutality in Kenya should not be too tricky; amateur footage of officers shooting suspected crooks in the back of the head is shared on social media.