precarious

Example Sentences

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Many of these workers take low paid or precarious jobs, and have little access to things like healthcare, the ILO says.

From BBC

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

He was treading in precarious territory, he felt.

From Literature