precipice
noun
prec·i·pice
ˈpre-s(ə-)pəs 
Examples of precipice in a Sentence
Twenty years ago, it seemed unlikely that black and white South Africans could avoid a cataclysmic struggle. How did we manage to turn back from the precipice and join one another in the long walk to a nonracial democracy?
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F. W. De Klerk, Time, 18 Apr. 2005
These are the brave, friendly guys and gals who flip, twist, spin and somersault themselves backward into the sky and somehow land on a horrifyingly steep precipice without rearranging their rib cages or breaking their faces.
—Curry Kirkpatrick, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 1994
… the helpless Cambodians were bused from the safety of a refugee camp to an outcropping along the border several hundred miles to the northeast, where they were forced over the precipice into a wild and inaccessible part of Cambodia from which it would be almost impossible to return to Thailand.
—Barbara Crossette, New York Times Book Review, 2 Aug. 1987
He stood on the edge of the precipice.
scaled the steep precipice with the ease of an experienced climber
F. W. De Klerk, Time, 18 Apr. 2005
These are the brave, friendly guys and gals who flip, twist, spin and somersault themselves backward into the sky and somehow land on a horrifyingly steep precipice without rearranging their rib cages or breaking their faces.
—Curry Kirkpatrick, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 1994
… the helpless Cambodians were bused from the safety of a refugee camp to an outcropping along the border several hundred miles to the northeast, where they were forced over the precipice into a wild and inaccessible part of Cambodia from which it would be almost impossible to return to Thailand.
—Barbara Crossette, New York Times Book Review, 2 Aug. 1987
He stood on the edge of the precipice.
scaled the steep precipice with the ease of an experienced climber
Recent Examples on the Web
That is to say Vogue finds itself on the precipice of a generational, technological, and economic reckoning.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Head coach Jon Sumrall got the team right on the precipice of a conference title and will try to finish the job in 2025.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, though, Prater is on the precipice of discovering Dexter’s true identity, which is troubling, to say the least.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Tensions are still simmering almost a month after senators left Washington after failing to break the logjam and Republicans will return next week on the precipice of changing the chamber’s rules to more easily push the nominees over the finish.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
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Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Head coach Jon Sumrall got the team right on the precipice of a conference title and will try to finish the job in 2025.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, though, Prater is on the precipice of discovering Dexter’s true identity, which is troubling, to say the least.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Tensions are still simmering almost a month after senators left Washington after failing to break the logjam and Republicans will return next week on the precipice of changing the chamber’s rules to more easily push the nominees over the finish.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for precipice
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precipice. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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precipice
noun
prec·i·pice
ˈpres-(ə-)pəs
: a very steep and high face of a rock or mountain
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