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Precipitous is an English word with synonyms like hasty or sharp. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Precipitous in a sentence

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Precipitous meaning

  1. Steep, like a precipice
  2. Headlong
  3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden

Synonyms of Precipitous

Using Precipitous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Steep, like a precipice | Headlong | Hasty; rash; quick; sudden
  • Useful related words include: hasty, sharp, abrupt, clifflike.
  • In the example corpus, precipitous often appears in combinations such as: precipitous drop, precipitous decline, the precipitous.

Context around Precipitous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Precipitous

  • In this selection, "precipitous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pbm, drop, decline and fall stand out and add context to how "precipitous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the precipitous downward slide and charter s precipitous fall it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "precipitous" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with precipitous

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

It is from those dizzying heights however that his career suffered a precipitous fall. (14 words)

But compounding that was the sudden and precipitous decline in demand for our Telco segment. (15 words)

It’s not a precipitous drop like it was after 9-11, when the airlines stopped flying. (17 words)

There was an interesting note in Ted Hearn's Policyband Substack this week about Charter's precipitous fall -- it's now trading at a five-year low -- and how management has run up a paper debt of over $2 billion chasing stock buybacks. (43 words)

Our friends at the Greater Harlem Coalition recently published some data looking at trends at the neighborhood level, showing that East Harlem has seen a precipitous increase in overdose deaths since the supervised consumption site there was opened. (38 words)

Sometimes my sister and I employed our gelt in games of dreidel, a wooden-top-based form of gambling in which both gelt and family harmony are won and lost with precipitous speed. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

But compounding that was the sudden and precipitous decline in demand for our Telco segment.

It is from those dizzying heights however that his career suffered a precipitous fall.

It’s a precipitous fall for the company, which was trading at $10.96 after going public in March of last year.

Our friends at the Greater Harlem Coalition recently published some data looking at trends at the neighborhood level, showing that East Harlem has seen a precipitous increase in overdose deaths since the supervised consumption site there was opened.

Sometimes my sister and I employed our gelt in games of dreidel, a wooden-top-based form of gambling in which both gelt and family harmony are won and lost with precipitous speed.

The easy access to money and his gambling addiction sent DiMassa into a “precipitous downward spiral,” his lawyer, John Gulash, wrote in court documents.

The most troubling information in the GDP report is the precipitous drop in real disposable income, which fell over $1 trillion in 2022.

There are concerns that the Wall butterfly is dying out, with the report saying it was in "precipitous decline".

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You think of the late ’60s-early ’70s, and the hippie generation — that’s when Jell-O begins to take its precipitous downfall, because people don’t want artificial colors and flavors.

After about a mile, we emerge from trees and the scene changes, with the glen broadening out to form a grassy meadow surrounded by precipitous mountains.

So, I am not that surprised, but I am very seriously disappointed, at the precipitous downward slide of a fast bowling cricketer with so much natural talent.

That already took a precipitous drop-off in the preseason — and often because the Steelers would send multiple tight ends out there.

There was an interesting note in Ted Hearn's Policyband Substack this week about Charter's precipitous fall -- it's now trading at a five-year low -- and how management has run up a paper debt of over $2 billion chasing stock buybacks.

A major contributor to these issues is Pharmacy Benefit Managers' (PBM) precipitous reduction in coverage and reimbursement for patient care.

And while the subset of chronically homeless people had declined sharply over the prior decade, changes in reporting methodology helped drive the precipitous drop, Hardy said.

Aside from a precipitous decline in endurance, I’ve noticed that age has given me a new-found appreciation for climbing hills.

For example, the volume of independent medical reviews has decreased significantly due to a precipitous drop in workers' compensation claims.

It's an admission that we are so abused and so gaslit, in this era of precipitous American decline, that we believe "any functioning adult 2020" is the best we deserve.

It’s not a precipitous drop like it was after 9-11, when the airlines stopped flying.

It still was curious to see such a precipitous dropoff in production, even though his snap counts went down from 59% to 40%.

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Common combinations with precipitous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "precipitous" in a sentence?
An example: "But compounding that was the sudden and precipitous decline in demand for our Telco segment." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "precipitous" from authentic English texts.
What does "precipitous" mean?
Precipitous means: Steep, like a precipice
What are synonyms of "precipitous"?
Common synonyms of "precipitous" include: hasty, sharp, abrupt, clifflike, cliffy, hurried, precipitant, precipitate. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "precipitous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "precipitous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.