precariously

adverb

pre·car·i·ous·ly pri-ˈker-ē-əs-lē

: in a precarious manner

These birds suspend their nests precariously among fine twigs …—

Michael Hansell

… the privilege of a tiny, precariously poised minority.—

Derek Bickerton

Waiters in white shirts and black vests roamed, trays balanced precariously but with utmost precision.—

Noah Charney

… it's now balancing precariously on the brink of extinction and has become the first-ever bumblebee to be declared endangered in the US.—

Laura Dennison

Examples of precariously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Titus’ consort Berenice (Lara Wolf), a Judean who in life was quite fascinating, is badly underserved and ultimately mistreated by the story, and the paper-thin depiction of the actual Judean slaves in Rome at the time comes precariously close to antisemitic in moments. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024 In the mirror picture, the actor snaps a shot of himself holding Brisket with a towel wrapped precariously low on his waist. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024 Three years later, however, Bautista is out of the game and Odor’s career is teetering precariously. —

Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024 Enlarge / Why yes, that Starlink dish is precariously perched to get around tree obstructions. —

Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for precariously

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