How to Use precarious in a Sentence

precarious

adjective

• The strong wind almost knocked him off of his precarious perch on the edge of the cliff.
• He earned a precarious livelihood by gambling.
• The dry spell comes at a precarious time for the state's canopy.
  — Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
• The top spot in the polls has been a precarious spot so far this season.
  — Carlos Silva Jr., USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
• For all of them, the stakes of precarious housing were high.
  — Samantha M. Shapiro, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
• Big Sam then took them from the precarious lows of two points off ninth to the heady heights of eighth.
  — SI.com, 16 May 2018
• Many of the ledges, rocks and cliffs are precarious and slippery.
  — Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer, 16 May 2022
• That was the most precarious and unpredictable vote in the process.
  — Kevin Freking, ajc, 9 Dec. 2021
• The kitchens the food came from didn’t get less precarious to work in, if the restaurants stayed open at all.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
• These five weeks are always the most precarious as the structure goes away for the players.
  — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 14 June 2018
• That was such a precarious ruling—so easy to roll back.
  — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 10 May 2023
• Selling to both sides in a time of war can be a precarious position.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 16 May 2019
• Even when the deal was struck, the Met’s finances were precarious.
  — Michael Cooper, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2020
• The death of her son left Olympias in a precarious position.
  — National Geographic, 3 Dec. 2019
• And even in places where schools remain open, plans feel precarious.
  — Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2020
• This makes this work precarious and puts a strain on the little income that women make.
  — Grace Natabaalo, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2022
• And to make the situation even more precarious, his third baby was on the way.
  — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2021
• There’s a lot of front-of-house success, but the bones of my business right now are so precarious.
  — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 28 Mar. 2023
• If more sanctions are piled on top, things could get even more precarious.
  — Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2022
• The magnitude of the problem, for gig workers alone, is a sign of how precarious these jobs are.
  — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2020
• Auburn found itself in a precarious position yet again on the road.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 3 Mar. 2022
• The new measures come as Italy faces its most precarious moment of the summer.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2020
• This is a precarious time for his fourth album, Utopia, to land.
  — Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
• But this is a precarious moment, and agencies could erase them.
  — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
• And the nation’s mental health is at a precarious level.
  — New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021
• But the precarious nature of nonprofit work is no joke.
  — Bryan Reesman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2019
• In the meantime, his legal bills had left him with precarious finances.
  — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Look for trees that are dead or leaning in a precarious way and avoid placing your tent underneath them.
  — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
• Those who have made it to Bangladesh are still in precarious circumstances.
  — The Economist, 19 Oct. 2017
• While the worst of their ordeal is over, their future remains precarious.
  — New York Times, 2 June 2022

Last Updated: 30 Apr 2024