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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If something looks dicey, go the other direction.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Winning them over could be dicey.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
In a dicey moment when Orgon thinks that his secret crookedness might mean his family’s utter ruin, a messenger from the King arrives.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The survivors included minors, making any disclosures even dicier.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Winning them over could be dicey.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
In a dicey moment when Orgon thinks that his secret crookedness might mean his family’s utter ruin, a messenger from the King arrives.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The survivors included minors, making any disclosures even dicier.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dicey. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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