precipice
Example Sentences
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The late photographer Jim Marshall was on hand that evening, capturing the spirit, such as it was, of a band on the precipice of something even greater than anyone could have imagined.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
We're on the precipice of this happening to broadcast TV.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Cuba 10 years ago appeared on the precipice of rejoining the wider world.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
A few houses hovered perilously close—5 feet or so—from the precipice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Sam thought he saw a last fleeting glimpse of it, peering back over the edge of the eastward precipice, before it ducked and disappeared.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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