dicey
Example Sentences
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Last week, we asked you to tell us about your biggest money mistakes — and you opened up about everything from dicey stock-market bets to spending habits that got out of control.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
But the bill’s road to becoming law still looks dicey.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Russell said the new style of F1 had made his early battle with Leclerc "dicey".
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
In practice, however, that can be dicey: A symptom might not appear to have a physical cause, but could end up having one after all.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025
They fill their mind and hands with soap and repair and dicey confrontations because what is waiting for them, in a suddenly idle moment, is the seep of rage.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing dicey
This Week in Words: April 7- 13, 2018
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