How to Use precipitous in a Sentence

precipitous

adjective

• There has been a precipitous decline in home sales recently.
• People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.
• That was the start of a precipitous decline for the Italian, who comes in ranked 203rd in the world.
  — Ben Nuckols, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022
• Jannek, about 10 steps in the lead, and the lightest, made it across the precipitous slope to a stand of trees.
  — Kelzim, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
• That's a precipitous fall from sixth last year and eighth the year before.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2019
• Out to the right, a precipitous drop swiftly turned the seabed from sand to grass, a secret grove of turtles.
  — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2023
• The precipitous drop transformed the economy, and has a long way to go.
  — Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 4 Feb. 2022
• That felt both precipitous and ominous at the same time.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2021
• The power of the Kennedy name has also been in precipitous decline at the ballot box for years.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
• And finally, on the morning of this event and precipitous trim, the name of the brand is announced: Cécred.
  — Jessica Cruel, Allure, 20 Feb. 2024
• Their precipitous fall began, of course, with a New Year’s Eve loss on Xavier’s home court.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2023
• Because of the precipitous fall in the value of the Ruble, millions of Russians lost a huge chunk of their net worth.
  — Fortune, 28 Feb. 2022
• The change coincides with a precipitous drop in sea ice cover around the same time.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2021
• But as the omicron wave peaked and began a precipitous descent, so did the urgency for the shots.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2022
• This would mark a precipitous fall for Thibodeaux, who could be in play as early as No. 2.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
• The mother struggled to put food on the table after the precipitous loss of income.
  — Megan Sandel and Charlotte Bruce, STAT, 28 Mar. 2023
• Everywhere is the scent of Le Labo Santal 26 and a precipitous view.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2022
• His fall from grace was one of the most rapid and precipitous in recent NBA history.
  — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2020
• Prices have remained steady, though, after a precipitous drop over the last two months.
  — John Steppe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2020
• While video streams were up in the week following the verdict, there will likely be a precipitous drop-off in the coming days.
  — Emily Blake, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2021
• There was a precipitous 1,000-foot drop to either side.
  — Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
• Of these, Virgin Orbit (ranked 5th) made the most precipitous drop.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
• Religious schools in the Northeast are among those that have seen the most precipitous drop in enrollment over the past decade.
  — Deirdre Fernandes, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
• Ghosn's precipitous fall from the high life to solitary confinement in prison.
  — Stuart Miller, Car and Driver, 25 Aug. 2023
• The precipitous, and lasting, fall-off would have two causes.
  — Sharon Begley, STAT, 1 May 2020
• But there’s a precipitous drop after that, with the next state, Alaska, at 54 percent.
  — David R. Osborne, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2024
• The fall has been precipitous even among those most receptive to the mixing of business and issues.
  — David Hessekiel, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• Across Utah, archived satellite imagery from Google Earth reveals the mark of precipitous growth on the landscape.
  — Shane Burke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2021
• Meanwhile, along with the precipitous drop in sales, the company has laid off nearly 600 workers in two waves this year.
  — William Roberson, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
• No matter what, the drop-off from Milano to whoever joins the starting lineup is precipitous.
  — Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Jan 2025