Tricky

//ˈtɹɪk.i//

"Tricky" in a Sentence (18 examples)

Operating this computer is tricky.

He is clever but tricky.

I don't quite follow, but it looks like it will prove tricky. Ergh.

Crutches are pretty tricky ... "Excuse me, stretcher coming through!"

Peeling an orange can be tricky at times, you never know if it will squirt you in the face.

I've heard Italian is a tricky language.

Here's where it gets tricky.

Here's the tricky part.

This is the tricky part.

It'll be tricky.

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They were in a tricky situation.

Several types of diesel locomotive have been tested on this working and as a result the probable choice will be Type 2 diesels in pairs, without bankers. The crucial factor in the selection of this method is the higher degree of adhesion obtained than with a single Type 4; on trial one of the latter showed that in very adverse conditions it might slip to a standstill at one of the two tricky spots on the steep climb from Tyne Dock to Consett.

"The trickiest we ever get," he continued, "is in the short-answer questions like, 'Why do you want to come to the University of Chicago?' or, 'What books have you read?'

That will prove a trickier test, the management having pinpointed Oleh Blokhin's side as "one of the favourites in the group", though they will confront an England team buoyed by this battering.

It was as comfortable an afternoon as Arsène Wenger could have wished for in a situation that can be tricky in between internationals and the upcoming Champions League.

A tricky salesman can sell anything.

Clever got me this far Then tricky got me in Eye on what I'm after I don't need another friend

I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!

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