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Precariously is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Precariously in a sentence

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Precariously meaning

In a precarious manner; dangerously.

Using Precariously

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a precarious manner; dangerously.
  • In the example corpus, precariously often appears in combinations such as: precariously on, hanging precariously, precariously close.

Context around Precariously

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Precariously

  • In this selection, "precariously" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sit, wedged, standing, close, placed and down stand out and add context to how "precariously" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include balancing precariously i look and car wedged precariously between two. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "precariously" sits close to words such as aapl, aaryan and absolved, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with precariously

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Last week, the Wildcats were precariously placed. (7 words)

Elisha Herbert precariously posed on a tree for her latest photo. (11 words)

My father, a fiend for hammocks, had precariously put one up in the garden. (14 words)

The accident occurred on the short bridge near Dara Samut School in Sriracha district, Chonburi province at around 4.30 p.m. The Sriracha Rescue Unit, rushed to the scene, found a damaged red Sonic motorcycle, positioned precariously on the bridge. (41 words)

As a critical stakeholder in the Nigerian project, we cannot feign ignorance to the media-hype and incessant reportage of brazen daylight robbery of our great and collective commonwealth in the mix of precariously diminishing public finance. (37 words)

She is precariously close to death and wholeheartedly embraces it, yet her character is so brazenly death-defying as she recklessly screeches around in stolen cars and approaches her end with such contagious vitality. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

And down in Devon, firefighters were left puzzled after turning up to an emergency call and finding a car wedged precariously between two buildings.

As the nameless central man, Dray — an actor with over-the-top energy — spends much of the show standing precariously on a half-destroyed stool, a hammer in hand.

But the 150-year-old barn is in danger of being lost, as its timber posts sit precariously in water and mud from encroaching water levels due primarily to beaver activity.

Elsewhere, an armchair rested on a floor that tilted precariously down, like the top of a staved-in box.

That 15 runs could indeed be crucial, with the match yet again precariously placed heading into the final day.

The accident occurred on the short bridge near Dara Samut School in Sriracha district, Chonburi province at around 4.30 p.m. The Sriracha Rescue Unit, rushed to the scene, found a damaged red Sonic motorcycle, positioned precariously on the bridge.

While Gate sit precariously above the relegation zone in 16th, Enfield are in the upper echelons of the table.

With the coup in Niger Republic, Nigeria is precariously exposed to the real forces of strategic instability in the region.

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As a critical stakeholder in the Nigerian project, we cannot feign ignorance to the media-hype and incessant reportage of brazen daylight robbery of our great and collective commonwealth in the mix of precariously diminishing public finance.

For Alaves, the defeat continues their difficult away form, marking their sixth consecutive loss on the road and leaving them precariously positioned three points above the relegation zone.

Last week, the Wildcats were precariously placed.

More than a month later, the same broken poles were precariously leaning towards the road as if greeting, or warning, the passers-by.

My father, a fiend for hammocks, had precariously put one up in the garden.

On a laptop, the eMeet SmartCam C960 2K grips a little too precariously for my taste.

She is precariously close to death and wholeheartedly embraces it, yet her character is so brazenly death-defying as she recklessly screeches around in stolen cars and approaches her end with such contagious vitality.

With the recent issuing to the developer, Clarence Properties, of a subdivision works certificate, the fate of the Wallum heath and woodland at Torakina Rd, Bayside, Brunswick Heads now hangs precariously in the balance.

A 2019 study published in the Journal of Marketing Management found that prepping is on the rise as the — a symbol of our risk of obliterating human civilization — is inching precariously close to midnight.

Balancing precariously, I look for the instructions on the side of the smoke detector.

But the Tigers are precariously close to not having enough scholarship players to meet the league’s minimum threshold (53).

Elisha Herbert precariously posed on a tree for her latest photo.

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Common combinations with precariously

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "precariously" in a sentence?
An example: "And down in Devon, firefighters were left puzzled after turning up to an emergency call and finding a car wedged precariously between two buildings." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "precariously" from authentic English texts.
What does "precariously" mean?
Precariously means: In a precarious manner; dangerously.
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