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

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

"The news of its sale came as a cautionary tale of how precarious the Wordsworths' heritage in the Lake District has become," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Our attorneys warned me that it would put me in a more precarious legal situation; anything I said in my statement regarding my own innocence would be discounted by the judge.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela