How to Use precarious in a Sentence
precarious
adjective
- The strong wind almost knocked him off of his precarious perch on the edge of the cliff.
- He earned a precarious livelihood by gambling.
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The dry spell comes at a precarious time for the state's canopy.
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Greg Stanley,
Star Tribune,
26 June 2021
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Big Sam then took them from the precarious lows of two points off ninth to the heady heights of eighth.
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SI.com,
16 May 2018
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The top spot in the polls has been a precarious spot so far this season.
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Carlos Silva Jr.,
USA TODAY,
11 Dec. 2019
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The kitchens the food came from didn’t get less precarious to work in, if the restaurants stayed open at all.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2021
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For all of them, the stakes of precarious housing were high.
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Samantha M. Shapiro,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2022
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Many of the ledges, rocks and cliffs are precarious and slippery.
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Andrea Reeves,
The Enquirer,
16 May 2022
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Even when the deal was struck, the Met’s finances were precarious.
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Michael Cooper,
New York Times,
20 Sep. 2020
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The weird thing about the stage set is Ringo’s [precarious] drum rostrum.
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Lucie Young,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2024
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That was the most precarious and unpredictable vote in the process.
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Kevin Freking,
ajc,
9 Dec. 2021
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There’s a lot of front-of-house success, but the bones of my business right now are so precarious.
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Véronique Hyland,
ELLE,
28 Mar. 2023
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The somber findings marked the end of a dangerous search through the remnants of the precarious structure.
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Holly Yan,
CNN,
5 June 2023
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These five weeks are always the most precarious as the structure goes away for the players.
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Drew Davison,
star-telegram,
14 June 2018
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Cuba’s regime may be in the most precarious state of its 63 years in power.
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The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
19 May 2022
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This is a precarious time for his fourth album, Utopia, to land.
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Vulture,
2 Aug. 2023
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The death of her son left Olympias in a precarious position.
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National Geographic,
3 Dec. 2019
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That was such a precarious ruling—so easy to roll back.
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Josh Fischman,
Scientific American,
10 May 2023
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The magnitude of the problem, for gig workers alone, is a sign of how precarious these jobs are.
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Eoin O'Carroll,
The Christian Science Monitor,
9 June 2020
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The right tone is at a very precarious place that could have so easily gone wrong.
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Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Sep. 2024
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After a precarious scramble down, group members traversed the grassy base of the domes and came to the edge of the state park at Peace Valley.
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Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2024
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The new measures come as Italy faces its most precarious moment of the summer.
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BostonGlobe.com,
17 Aug. 2020
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Selling to both sides in a time of war can be a precarious position.
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Dan Gallagher,
WSJ,
16 May 2019
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And even in places where schools remain open, plans feel precarious.
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Rachel Feintzeig,
WSJ,
19 Oct. 2020
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Stocks have yet to price in the economy’s precarious position, with the S&P 500 adding about 7% this year.
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Krystal Hur,
CNN,
12 Apr. 2023
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And to make the situation even more precarious, his third baby was on the way.
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Tricia Despres,
PEOPLE.com,
14 Oct. 2021
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If more sanctions are piled on top, things could get even more precarious.
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Michael A. Cohen,
The New Republic,
8 Apr. 2022
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The statue has a precarious-seeming place on the stretch of the Strip between the Mirage and Treasure Island.
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Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2022
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Unfortunately, the only achievement has been to make a precarious time for our public schools even more chaotic ...
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Shawna Chen,
Axios,
16 Oct. 2024
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This new offering arrives in a precarious time for marketers.
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Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2024
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