grippy

Example Sentences

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It’s a combination that consists of an ascent with skins — grippy, removable strips competitors use on the bottom of their skis — a section of steep terrain in which competitors carry their skis, and a final fast descent on a manicured, gate-marked slope featuring jumps, bumps and banked turns.

From Los Angeles Times

But as temperatures fall below about 50 degrees F, they get harder, noisier and less grippy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Your hands are supposed to slip out. Marshawn had sort of grippy gloves, and they would stick to my cast. That was the most painful thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ioan fell on a bend that had been dry and grippy the day before.

From BBC

On the floor, she used four varieties of marble to create a custom mosaic that provides a more grippy surface.

From Seattle Times