How to Use iffy in a Sentence

iffy

adjective

• The weather was iffy, with sun and clouds here and there.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
• There is too much slush on Paxson Lake, and the snow in the woods is getting iffy.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 1 May 2021
• Do not be iffy; take the gigantic plunge and go for it.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2019
• Without him in there, kicking has been iffy for the Tide.
  — Matt Zenitz | [e-mail], al, 19 Oct. 2019
• Corbett is looking iffy as the first pick of the second round in 2018.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 30 July 2019
• He’s day-to-day, but is still iffy for the Chargers game on Sunday.
  — cleveland, 6 Oct. 2021
• But once Fox lists it for sale later this month, the future will look iffy.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
• The explanations are a bit iffy, but the term seems to have some roots in hunting.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 1 Aug. 2023
• His skill set would come in handy for the Green Bay defense's back end, which already looks iffy.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
• To check for this, do a reverse image search of any iffy photos.
  — Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 9 May 2023
• Wasn’t there a metal festival that was kind of iffy for you?
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 July 2023
• Aguek Arop has not played since last week at Colorado State and remains iffy.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2022
• Even fall arena gigs by Harry Styles and the Eagles seem iffy.
  — Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
• What looks iffy on a full-sized TV is easier to shrug off when seen on a six-inch 720p panel.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2019
• Cash flow is so iffy, Schuffman takes a cut only when there’s money to spare.
  — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2019
• The iffy-to-awful backdrop is doing no favors for the bottom line.
  — New York Times, 12 July 2019
• The old salts on the island had tried to dissuade Harland Davis and James Haigh from making the trip; the weather was iffy and a storm seemed likely.
  — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2023
• Carmel has never produced a U.S. Olympic swimmer, and doing so will be iffy again in 2020.
  — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2019
• There’s no scary or iffy content, so the show is appropriate for even the youngest viewers.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• Although the weather can be iffy as autumn whips in off the Atlantic, the oysters are always first rate.
  — Joe Minihane, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
• The Browns run-blocking may be iffy at times, but they are ranked No. 2 in average gain per carry at 5.2 yards.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2019
• There is no rain date, so bring umbrellas if weather is iffy.
  — courant.com, 19 Sep. 2019
• Be sure to have a working hot spot, especially if your Wi-Fi can get iffy.
  — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
• The performer claims that after signing with Roc Nation, the agency told her the contract was iffy.
  — Ashley Shannon Wu, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2022
• But that’s one of the best parts of blowout games against iffy NBA teams: statistical oddities!
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
• The standard for the OSU offense is so high, even an iffy half can raise eyebrows when the goal is a national title.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
• Medvedev’s flat, wrap-the-racket-around-his-neck forehand was iffy at first, missing wide, long and into the net in the initial 10 minutes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2021
• Memphis’s record is 6-4, and making the N.C.A.A. tournament appears to be iffy right now.
  — Adam Zagoria, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2021
• One of them was already iffy in the relationship and this gave them the confirmation to leave.
  — Emerson Drewes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
• The car-insurance study was not the only example of iffy data in Ariely’s work.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024