How to Use on shaky ground in a Sentence

on shaky ground

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  • With the current economy on shaky ground, the quit rate has cooled.
    Shannon Gabriel, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • The homes and livelihoods wiped away by the flooding were already on shaky ground.
    Bryan Anselm/redux For Cnn, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The fact is, anonymity in donor conception has been on shaky ground for a while.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • But while the government is on shaky ground, its fall isn't inevitable.
    Hadas Gold, CNN, 10 June 2022
  • To say that the art market is on shaky ground may be the understatement of the year.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Taurus moon puts your foundation on shaky ground by your own hand.
    Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Ryan said a large issue is that recent job booms were initially built on shaky ground.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Stevenson’s standing with the team could be on shaky ground under a new coaching staff.
    Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Even communities that have found places to dispose of their sludge may be on shaky ground.
    Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But with the labor market now on shaky ground, that’s no longer a viable option.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Now, that world of largely unfettered exchange sits on shaky ground.
    Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Data from the past week painted a picture of an economy on shaky ground.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Best ratings can give you insight into whether a company is on shaky ground.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This wasn’t simply a critique of politicians citing a news story on shaky ground.
    WSJ, 15 July 2022
  • But Rice said the move demonstrates a shift in the war that has likely left Putin on shaky ground.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 4 June 2025
  • There have been no indications first-year coach Dave Canales is on shaky ground.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • From the start, this modification of the remedies was on shaky ground.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • So, what's legal and what's on shaky ground in these executive orders?
    ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Still, the couple definitely ends the season on shaky ground.
    Town & Country, 15 Mar. 2023
  • If something feels unsteady or on shaky ground, it will be revealed — not to break you, but to rebuild something stronger.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Walgreens has closed several stores in Ohio Walgreens has been on shaky ground for a while.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The ceasefire appears to be on shaky ground, though, as both sides accuse the other of not abiding by the agreement.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
  • But a miss at the Critics Choice nominations could be a sign this bid is built on shaky ground.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
  • San Diego’s status as one of the nation’s most expensive rental markets is on shaky ground.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Despite their pre-shift shower, Stella and Kelly were on shaky ground.
    Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, even the normalization deals that Israel has already signed appear to be on shaky ground.
    Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The mystery of the Bornholm tremors leaves plenty more questions than answers, and leaves researchers on shaky ground.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
  • Wall Street is coming into Monday’s session already on shaky ground.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Now, episode six finds George Russell’s once-dominant railroad empire on shaky ground.
    Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 29 July 2025
  • Even Microsoft, who many were quick to declare the big winner in the situation, is on shaky ground.
    Bysage Lazzaro, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023

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