How do you use Precipitously in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like sharply, plus the exact meaning.
Precipitously meaning
- In a precipitous manner.
- Abruptly; quickly.
Synonyms of Precipitously
Using Precipitously
- The main meaning on this page is: In a precipitous manner. | Abruptly; quickly. | In a precipitous manner.
- Useful related words include: sharply.
- In the example corpus, precipitously often appears in combinations such as: precipitously in, dropped precipitously, declined precipitously.
Context around Precipitously
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Precipitously
- In this selection, "precipitously" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, declined, fallen, drop, across and fallen stand out and add context to how "precipitously" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sudden precipitously they get and attendance falls precipitously to 10. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "precipitously" sits close to words such as abington, abled and adorno, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with precipitously
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Military recruitment has fallen precipitously in recent decades. (8 words)
India’s potential growth rate had fallen precipitously before Covid-19. (11 words)
But as its population declined precipitously, the Innu stopped hunting the animal 15 years ago. (15 words)
Slipping precipitously in UP, it has been trying to tap into its traditional Muslim and Dalit vote base as well as the one that has been moving away, the Brahmins, by claiming “Thakur dominance” under the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government. (41 words)
Crude oil prices - slammed by a coronavirus-related drop in demand and a battle for market share between Saudi Arabia and Russia - have fallen precipitously, with Brent crude settling a little below $25 a barrel on Friday. (37 words)
Even as the price of Bitcoin fell precipitously in 2022, the percentage of people in the United States owning crypto grew to 11 percent from 3 percent in just a year. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Again, you’ll need to bring the TV to your closest Best Buy, but since it won’t matter if it still works, the amount of care required drops precipitously.
Demand for used cars is falling precipitously across the U.S., putting pressure on Carvana and other companies that grew quickly the last three years.
Even as the price of Bitcoin fell precipitously in 2022, the percentage of people in the United States owning crypto grew to 11 percent from 3 percent in just a year.
The team averaged 17,167 tickets sold, assuaging fears that attendance would drop precipitously during the rebuild.
Though Catholic school enrollment actually increased for the first time in decades last year, the number of Catholic schools has declined precipitously in recent decades.
When at last they took off, they rose precipitously, and every time they plunged into a cloud, the plane seemed to be, in Gatti’s words, — dancing the samba.
But as its population declined precipitously, the Innu stopped hunting the animal 15 years ago.
Its democracy has declined precipitously in the past 15 years; but this election signals that there are pockets of resilience.
Military recruitment has fallen precipitously in recent decades.
Slipping precipitously in UP, it has been trying to tap into its traditional Muslim and Dalit vote base as well as the one that has been moving away, the Brahmins, by claiming “Thakur dominance” under the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government.
The c-wire serves as a deterrent—an effective one at that, causing illegal crossings to drop precipitously.
They come at a time of already acute vulnerability for the mayor, once considered a rising Democratic star whose stature has precipitously fallen.
Traditionally Catholic Italy is facing a catastrophic collapse of the faith as Mass attendance falls precipitously to 10 percent of the population and even less in some areas.
After the 2015 introduction of a surcharge in the United Kingdom, the number of plastic bags sold by retailers precipitously.
A lot of people develop symptoms and they’re chugging along and they’re doing just fine and then all of a sudden precipitously they get sicker.
As a result of these disclosures, the price of Jeld-Wen's common stock declined precipitously.
Crude oil prices - slammed by a coronavirus-related drop in demand and a battle for market share between Saudi Arabia and Russia - have fallen precipitously, with Brent crude settling a little below $25 a barrel on Friday.
Even as coronavirus cases climbed precipitously in her state, she appeared maskless onstage at a Trump rally and threw “Make America Great Again” hats into a crowd.
India’s potential growth rate had fallen precipitously before Covid-19.
The 3,300mAh battery is a bit on the small size, but battery percentage didn’t drop too precipitously during my time with it.
Common combinations with precipitously
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: