precariously

adverb

pre·car·i·ous·ly pri-ˈker-ē-əs-lē

: in a precarious manner

These birds suspend their nests precariously among fine twigs …—

Michael Hansell

… the privilege of a tiny, precariously poised minority.—

Derek Bickerton

Waiters in white shirts and black vests roamed, trays balanced precariously but with utmost precision.—

Noah Charney

… it's now balancing precariously on the brink of extinction and has become the first-ever bumblebee to be declared endangered in the US.—

Laura Dennison

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But trans rights hang precariously in the balance in Missouri, especially as 47 of the 622 pieces of anti-trans legislation put forward by local legislators have been from the Show-Me State alone. —

Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024 Each tool hangs precariously on a nailhead, and one wrong move can lead to a dangerous avalanche of rakes and shovels. —

Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024 The scene takes place 7,500 years ago and shows an individual scaling a rope ladder tied into loops precariously propped against a cliff face. —

Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024 Simply having awareness or knowledge of cybersecurity issues isn’t valuable if employees behave precariously. —

Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for precariously