precariously

Example Sentences

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The only way I got to a wedding in Istanbul was by sitting precariously on top of my carry-on bag, the most uncomfortable 10 hours of my life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Germans ignored it out of shame; Jews, living precariously in exile, rejected it as too assimilated and bourgeois.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Technical strategists see incongruities like this as a sign that the index’s strength has been predicated, somewhat precariously, on the success of a minority of its stocks, making it more vulnerable to adverse developments.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

On one hand, Oracle today looks perfectly positioned, and on the other, precariously perched, which isn’t an unusual position for the company.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

They were stacked right up against the fireplace, where flames snapped precariously.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff