precariously

Example Sentences

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Since then, Venice has been protected from high-water events, but the parts of the city that flood at lower levels remain precariously exposed.

From New York Times

Initially, Cora, 8, was stoked to put on her Brownie vest and pull her red wagon, stacked precariously high with $6 boxes of treats, around our Santa Ana neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times

But for now, it is Floridia that is perched, however precariously, atop Europe’s extreme weather spike.

From New York Times

Some of her pieces were wall-hung relief sculptures, and others were stand-alone works — geometric shapes stacked precariously upon one another — built for outdoor spaces and gardens.

From Washington Post

After the tsunami, the traditional livelihoods of the Nicobarese had eroded, and many families now live precariously.

From Scientific American