How do you use Dicey in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like chancy or dodgy, plus the exact meaning.
Dicey in a sentence
Dicey meaning
- Fraught with danger.
- Of uncertain, risky outcome.
- Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.
Using Dicey
- The main meaning on this page is: Fraught with danger. | Of uncertain, risky outcome. | Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.
- Useful related words include: chancy, chanceful, dodgy, dangerous.
- In the example corpus, dicey often appears in combinations such as: get dicey, little dicey, be dicey.
Context around Dicey
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dicey
- In this selection, "dicey" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, get, increasingly, little, weather, international and ethical stand out and add context to how "dicey" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit dicey and a little dicey but that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dicey" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dicey
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
TV is a dicey business. (5 words)
The path for Pitt is a bit more dicey. (9 words)
But here is where things start to get dicey. (9 words)
While other teams, even their top-four rivals, have endured peaks and troughs, the Pies have sailed through, not without challenges, but with the ability to always steady the ship whenever things get a bit dicey. (36 words)
Anyone even vaguely familiar with Reynolds’ movies will probably not be surprised by the line, given that the first two movies were both were rated R because of the film’s excessive violence and dicey dialogue. (36 words)
The Black Stars will engage CAR in a dicey group E clash with an opposition that lurk at the third position on the log with seven points, two shy of the coach Hughton’s side. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
As much as you’d love to put it off, authorities in Southern Ontario say the time has come to get yourself, and your vehicle, prepared for icy and dicey weather.
In addition to his domestic challenges, Scholz must also continue to navigate increasingly dicey international terrain.
It's a very dicey ethical situation if he gave Cohen any confidential legal advice.
Long-term that 4-for-8 accuracy on passes beyond 10 yards is a little dicey, but that can still be worked on.
The Black Stars will engage CAR in a dicey group E clash with an opposition that lurk at the third position on the log with seven points, two shy of the coach Hughton’s side.
Things got dicey with CJ Grant DeBose and Cory Wills on the mound, but the bullpen still limited the damage and gave the offense a chance to respond.
TV is a dicey business.
We are continuously taught that when it comes to concussion, it is that dicey.
While other teams, even their top-four rivals, have endured peaks and troughs, the Pies have sailed through, not without challenges, but with the ability to always steady the ship whenever things get a bit dicey.
While some may feel ill-placed in getting involved in dicey scenarios handled by investigative teams, there is an opportunity to engage to build trust in workplace communities.
Anyone even vaguely familiar with Reynolds’ movies will probably not be surprised by the line, given that the first two movies were both were rated R because of the film’s excessive violence and dicey dialogue.
Api Koroisau has got himself in some very hot water, he’s upended Gutherson onto his neck with a very dicey spear tackle and he’s been sin-binned.
Humbling words to live by, but especially true in the restaurant world, where razor-thin margins and the fickle hand of fate make things even more dicey.
Southbound cyclists and e-scooter riders are left with two options: sharing the George Street footpath with pedestrians, which is legal but can be dicey, or finding a creative alternative.
The fact SoFi is only profitable on an adjusted basis as we enter a dicey year makes the stock a risky investment.
The path for Pitt is a bit more dicey.
There seemed to be a building aggression in several voices and things could have gotten dicey if it hadn’t been for a deputy showing up.
The stakes have never been higher for the Top 9, and this week’s episodes will see this group whittled down to the Top 5. Then, things get dicey as the Finals begin.
The weather will be key, and spring weather along the path can be dicey.
But here is where things start to get dicey.
Common combinations with dicey
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- get dicey 9×
- little dicey 8×
- be dicey 6×
- in dicey 4×
- dicey situation 4×
- very dicey 3×
- is dicey 3×
- and dicey 2×
- dicey but 2×
- more dicey 2×