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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The good news is, this somewhat dicey situation should be very temporary.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Expecting Minnesota to win in Eugene is a stretch, but the other two are dicier.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Next week could get dicey for markets as earnings slow to a trickle and investors continue to go without government data.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Some of the diciest action – and most frustrating nights – for Powell involved sprinting across wet cobblestones or through a graveyard full of smoke in the dark.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Expecting Minnesota to win in Eugene is a stretch, but the other two are dicier.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Next week could get dicey for markets as earnings slow to a trickle and investors continue to go without government data.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Some of the diciest action – and most frustrating nights – for Powell involved sprinting across wet cobblestones or through a graveyard full of smoke in the dark.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dicey. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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