precariousness
Example Sentences
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It’s a reminder about the precariousness of life and the protection you need to take care of your loved ones.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Ms. Griffin balances these journal entries with more downbeat ones, which conveyed the precariousness of these transformed lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Animals ranging from the red squirrel to the capercaillie grouse are also depicted, as part of an effort to show the importance, and precariousness, of the natural world.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024
How important was it to you to emphasize the precariousness of the sport?
From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024
It was why part of her, at least, didn’t mind the life they’d always lived, their thrift-store clothes, their salvaged beds and chairs, the shifting precariousness of it all.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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