precarious

Example Sentences

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And I don’t think that they would be as susceptible to the crime that happened if they weren’t in particularly precarious times in their life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The situation is so precarious that Prime Minister Koo Yun Cheol has suggested that, for the first time in 35 years, driving restrictions may be imposed on the public to restrict energy consumption.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

When I wrote about the nomadic life in The Wall Street Journal in 2017, I mentioned some of the downsides of continuous travel, like precarious finances and not belonging anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The sun is dying, and within 30 years, Earth’s temperature will cool to the point of global disaster, affecting crops, food sources, weather and humanity’s already precarious good nature.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

We were clearly the front-runners to win the award, but the center was in a precarious position—how would we get the Freedom Writers to New York?

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers