Example Sentences

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She had slicked sinuous branches with resin, giving the bark the look of reptilian skin.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

The bartender had slicked hair and wore a mysteriously tropical shirt.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2016

The steam in the laundry had slicked his hair down against his face.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

“It’s split right down the middle,” said Major Sanderson, who had laced his lumpy GI shoes for the occasion and had slicked his charcoal-dull hair down with some stiffening and redolent tonic.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Rain had slicked the streets into shiny, reflective tunnels lined with skyscrapers whose tops disappeared into the mist.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago