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
Michael Hansell… the privilege of a tiny, precariously poised minority.—Derek Bickerton
Derek BickertonWaiters in white shirts and black vests roamed, trays balanced precariously but with utmost precision.—Noah Charney
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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Everywhere, tree limbs dangled precariously.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
So runs a typical sentence in Schattenfroh, as the bristlingly Latinate precariously appends two subordinate clauses, and leaves not so much a pleasant ring in the ear as a strenuous grinding of gears.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Noem is also precariously perched.
—Dominik Dausch, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
Once positioned around 100 yards from the shoreline, the bunker now sits precariously at the edge of a steep cliff, with waves reaching its base during high tide.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
So runs a typical sentence in Schattenfroh, as the bristlingly Latinate precariously appends two subordinate clauses, and leaves not so much a pleasant ring in the ear as a strenuous grinding of gears.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Noem is also precariously perched.
—Dominik Dausch, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
Once positioned around 100 yards from the shoreline, the bunker now sits precariously at the edge of a steep cliff, with waves reaching its base during high tide.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for precariously
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“Precariously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precariously. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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