precarious
Example Sentences
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Taylor Morrison is a safer bet in a precarious home-building market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Fraser’s explosive performance underlines the immensity of the stakes, balancing every precarious element of this enormous mission.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
It leaves the Frenchman in a precarious position and unable to stay at the club that he said he truly wanted to stay at.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Oil prices were on track for another weekly gain as the global energy situation becomes more and more precarious.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The parapet reached almost to my shoulders, so I dragged a folding chair from the stack against the wall, opened it, and climbed onto the precarious seat.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Vocabulary lists containing precarious
Grade 11, List 3
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A Doll's House
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John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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