How to Use iffy in a Sentence

iffy

adjective
  • The rest of the market is somewhat iffy.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Though the forecast had been iffy, the weather was clear and breezy.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2018
  • Their defense is a little iffy.
    — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Short term, the timing looks iffy for Main Street.
    — Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But the stuff on the face is iffy — a lot of children don't want to wear glasses.
    — Louise Knapp, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2004
  • That’s iffy, based on a study of first-rounders in the 2016 draft class.
    — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 9 June 2017
  • To check for this, do a reverse image search of any iffy photos.
    — Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 9 May 2023
  • The 4th looks iffy, with sun to start, and clouds and rain in the afternoon.
    — Fox 61 Weather Team, courant.com, 28 June 2017
  • Some players with iffy cases were going to make it, and some weren’t.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • But once Fox lists it for sale later this month, the future will look iffy.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The visual effects are iffy, and city streets have rarely looked more like a backlot.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 July 2024
  • Though fans have been iffy about the new host, Seacrest has proved to be a boon for the show's ratings.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Rain is in the forecast all day, making the race an iffy proposition.
    — Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2018
  • The explanations are a bit iffy, but the term seems to have some roots in hunting.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Okay, so the naming might be a bit ‘iffy,’ but jokes aside, that is a ridiculous amount of power.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Maybe the son kind of felt iffy about coming but the mom still wanted the gain in order to give to the son.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Second, the nearly flat outsole can make for iffy footing.
    — Scott Douglas, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Aguek Arop has not played since last week at Colorado State and remains iffy.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Whether the 31-year-old Blount will return to the Eagles is iffy.
    — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Corbett is looking iffy as the first pick of the second round in 2018.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 30 July 2019
  • Although the rain held off until the afternoon, things looked just iffy enough to make the call to hold the fair inside.
    — Annie Gentile, Courant Community, 24 May 2017
  • The 1,600 was more iffy in my mind going into the race,’’ Chinn said.
    — Terry Monahan, Pomerado News, 31 May 2017
  • The range of performances, even in iffy movies, was equally impressive.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Some agreed with some of the rules that Vidya and Rakesh had laid out for their children, but were iffy on others.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Even fall arena gigs by Harry Styles and the Eagles seem iffy.
    — Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The performance of the fashion sector is still iffy and the outlook hard to predict.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His greatest leap might be as a blocker, after an iffy showing on run-blocking reps as a rookie.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Lively and Styles aren’t the only iffy potential guests.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

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