Get to know Tricky better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like slippery or sly.
Tricky in a sentence
Tricky meaning
- Hard to deal with, complicated.
- Adept at using deception.
- Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick.
Synonyms of Tricky
Using Tricky
- The main meaning on this page is: Hard to deal with, complicated. | Adept at using deception. | Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick.
- Useful related words include: slippery, sly, slick, knavish.
- In the example corpus, tricky often appears in combinations such as: be tricky, tricky to, the tricky.
Context around Tricky
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tricky
- In this selection, "tricky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nikki, proven, little, nikki, dicky and conversion stand out and add context to how "tricky" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little tricky to use and can be tricky. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tricky" sits close to words such as assumption, costumes and lok, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tricky
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
AI chatbots on the other hand are tricky. (8 words)
Advance warning can be tricky since snow squalls come on quickly. (11 words)
And because they are derived from nature, producing identical batches has proven tricky. (13 words)
As England batted second on the tricky Delhi pitch, the defending champions were forced to deal with challenges from the Fazal Farooqi removed England’s reliable opener, Jonny Bairstow with an inswinger on the first ball of his spell on the Delhi wicket. (43 words)
Attention is often described as the new currency in marketing, but it’s a complex currency to master and deal in – understanding the different facets of attention and how best to maximise on them in your creative campaigns can be tricky. (41 words)
As a result, I am projecting weak growth for the company going forward, with it underperforming the videoconferencing industry and its competitors, driven by market share losses, making this a tricky investment opportunity with a weak risk-reward profile. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
And when I purposely interpose names they said, ‘He didn’t know Pelosi from Nikki from tricky Nikki, tricky Dicky,’” the former president said at a South Carolina rally on Wednesday.
Getting all your data to flow through the Tor network can be tricky -- the desktop Tor Browser only tunnels your web-traffic through the privacy-protecting service, and the mobile apps can be tricky and uncertain.
Advance warning can be tricky since snow squalls come on quickly.
After Theo Forner scored his second try and Paulin Riva banged over a tricky conversion, the decisive moment in the match came when some clever work at the breakdown saw Stu Dunbar penalised for holding on.
AI chatbots on the other hand are tricky.
All of which is tricky for the balance of the story, but, then, the entire movie, like Barbie when she ditches her high heels, struggles to find its footing.
Although, she would be left in a tricky spot if she decided to stay.
An annual event that takes place in most schools – sports day – is always tricky for me.
And because they are derived from nature, producing identical batches has proven tricky.
And did a film called Prisoners with Denis Villeneuve and playing Bob Taylor was really tricky for me because it deals with some of the themes and things that scare me the most about this life.
And the informant is one of those tricky international spies who has used spycraft to go dark.
Ariados can be a powerful Pokemon if given the right moves, but the creature does have some slow speed that will make it a little tricky to use in most battles.
Ariel Marx: It was a tricky balance because we didn't want something too anachronistic.
As a result, I am projecting weak growth for the company going forward, with it underperforming the videoconferencing industry and its competitors, driven by market share losses, making this a tricky investment opportunity with a weak risk-reward profile.
As England batted second on the tricky Delhi pitch, the defending champions were forced to deal with challenges from the Fazal Farooqi removed England’s reliable opener, Jonny Bairstow with an inswinger on the first ball of his spell on the Delhi wicket.
As excuses for getting out of tricky work meetings go, having “constant diarrhoea” usually works a treat – and so it proved for the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti in a letter written 155 years ago.
Asked if working for the BBC is “increasingly tricky” due to “the political hassle”, Greg replied: “I really believe in the BBC.
As teachers strike, you may be wondering how to get the most out of a day where childcare is tricky.
At first, I found social media tricky — the technology had me in tears of frustration — but people quickly started communicating, and I’d chat back, and then someone said I was ‘influencing’ them.
Attention is often described as the new currency in marketing, but it’s a complex currency to master and deal in – understanding the different facets of attention and how best to maximise on them in your creative campaigns can be tricky.
Common combinations with tricky
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be tricky 34×
- tricky to 32×
- the tricky 17×
- is tricky 13×
- tricky for 9×
- little tricky 6×
- was tricky 6×
- tricky and 5×
- tricky balance 5×
- tricky part 5×