Examples of dicey in a Sentence
Starting a business can be quite a dicey proposition.
The weather looks a little dicey this morning. I hope it doesn't rain.
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Even near-term forecasts can be dicey.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Social Security is a dicey issue on Capitol Hill as lawmakers want to solve the federal program's insolvency crisis but don't want to upset their constituents who benefit from it.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Things also got dicey at KTLA itself, when the station found itself within the evacuation warning zone during the Runyon fire.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Placing blame is dicey when both sides must own their share.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Social Security is a dicey issue on Capitol Hill as lawmakers want to solve the federal program's insolvency crisis but don't want to upset their constituents who benefit from it.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Things also got dicey at KTLA itself, when the station found itself within the evacuation warning zone during the Runyon fire.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Placing blame is dicey when both sides must own their share.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dicey. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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