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 Simply having awareness or knowledge of cybersecurity issues isn’t valuable if employees behave precariously. —

Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 There’s dirt under their fingernails and, lacking desks, their clipboards wobble precariously on their knees, but not one of them seems to care. —

Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2024 Over the course of the Biden-Harris administration, high costs of living became the utmost voter concern, as the U.S. economy precariously recovered from the sky-high inflation in the wake of the pandemic. —

Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024 The sight of luxurious, ocean-front houses teetering precariously over cliff tops or part-swallowed by the ground is not unfamiliar in this part of the US. —

Laura Paddison, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for precariously

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