precarious

Example Sentences

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"Everyone has a right to a safe, warm, affordable secure home. That isn't the case for so many people. It is so precarious, especially for younger people."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

And I don’t think that they would be as susceptible to the crime that happened if they weren’t in particularly precarious times in their life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

They don’t want to tie up their money, especially for a degree that seems increasingly precarious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The situation is so precarious that Prime Minister Koo Yun Cheol has suggested that, for the first time in 35 years, driving restrictions may be imposed on the public to restrict energy consumption.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The largest of the islands, Honshu, is in an especially precarious position, straddling the boundary between the Eurasian and North American Plates.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland