How to Use precipice in a Sentence

precipice

noun

• He stood on the edge of the precipice.
• The view from the top of the rocky precipice is amazing.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 24 June 2018
• The group slept atop the iconic rock, just feet from the precipice.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• The play is set on the precipice of the end of a world wracked by climate change.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
• The Celtics love to hover their heels over the precipice just for kicks.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
• The self-driving car is cruising along and comes to the precipice of the sloped street.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2021
• One that comes on the precipice of a new stage of the Internet.
  — Declan Harty, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2021
• The country now stands on the edge of a recession precipice.
  — Frida Ghitis For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 1 Sep. 2019
• The road ends on top of a huge boulder which provides the precipice for the stunning view.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 6 May 2017
• With a rabid fan base, Peep was on the precipice of fame.
  — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
• The Colts sit on the precipice of the new league year with an enormous amount of salary cap space.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2022
• Yemen has stepped up to the precipice of famine, and back again, many times over its six years of war.
  — Alex Platt and Mark Baron, CNN, 10 Mar. 2021
• Because long ones dangle off the precipice of your boobs like a cat toy.
  — Elisa, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Dec. 2013
• On the precipice of the goal line, three Bulldogs had at least one hand on him.
  — Ryan Black/the Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2022
• The Supreme Court seems on the precipice of making the same mistake again.
  — Adam Winkler, New Republic, 26 Dec. 2017
• Many of them are on the precipice of financial failure.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 5 Feb. 2022
• Economies already stretched thin before the virus lie on the precipice of ruin.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2020
• On a final note, there are a few shows that seem to be on the precipice of joining this list.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 5 June 2021
• For Chandler, the night began to change on the precipice of halftime.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2021
• Storm appeared to be on the precipice of a breakout after a slow start on the main roster.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
• The mayor is on the precipice of a major change, however.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
• The court’s defenders had reason to think the country was at a precipice.
  — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
• But here come the Warriors again, on the precipice of perfection.
  — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2017
• Out of nowhere, the Mariners suddenly dangled on the precipice of hope.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 25 July 2022
• Now, having made their points, both seem willing to back away from the precipice.
  — Rod Nordland and David Zucchino, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2017
• To be at the precipice of judicial achievement and service.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 25 Mar. 2022
• After losing the first two games in Phoenix, the win pulled the Suns away from the precipice.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2021
• My childhood home was on the precipice of being taken away by big banks.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2022
• Onlyfans thought about making the same move, but walked back from the precipice.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2021
• Then, on the precipice of his varsity debut, it was gone.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 26 Apr 2024