precarious

Example Sentences

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At first glance, Abbe’s pile looks a bit precarious; in real life, would those books remain in place?

From The Wall Street Journal

Football management is a precarious job, once described to me by a very experienced and knowledgeable manager as like being permanently in "muck".

From BBC

She initially knew nothing about farming, but her school closed and she found herself forced to fend for herself, just like millions of other Kinshasa residents living in precarious conditions.

From Barron's

While a testament to their resilience, “off-grid” is a designation that many hope they can soon shed, especially as the hours of available solar charging dwindle and storms return to threaten their precarious slopes.

From Los Angeles Times

“When you get this rally chasing, it could really put you on a very precarious footing in the market,” he said.

From MarketWatch