precipice
Example Sentences
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We're on the precipice of this happening to broadcast TV.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
At the precipice of an odyssey that will challenge the half-lives they’ve lived so far, the sisters’ anger is palpable.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
A few houses hovered perilously close—5 feet or so—from the precipice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The good news is we aren’t on the precipice of a massive surge in unemployment from AI replacing workers.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Guenever, in a dangerous frame of mind, began walking on the edge of a verbal precipice.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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