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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One of its doors is precariously hanging onto the concrete wall by its lower hinge, the other forced off its fixings entirely in the most significant fatal crush at the stadium. —

Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024 Our little house in the hills is perched precariously close to the Franklin Fire sweeping this week through Malibu, a canyon away. —

Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024 Vulture populations are stabilizing but remain precariously low. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Parked precariously close to the edge of a cliff, Eva, Ursula, Bibi, and Becka open the boot of their car to peer at what looks like a corpse inside. —

Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for precariously