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Example sentences for: precariously

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The whole field of biology has rested precariously on a single data point--life on Earth.
Often shrouded in mist, the two-lane road hugs the jagged coast and climbs the mountainside, clinging precariously to a narrow ledge.
It is well worth stopping to see its church, precariously perched on the very edge of a ravine.
Feminists approve of the novel, about an aging rock star and her two abandoned children, because it coldly documents the woman's abuse and is "clear-eyed about the economic forces that shape women's lives" (Valerie Sayers, the New York Times Book Review ). Others say Allison "leans precariously toward melodrama" and tries too hard for "gut-wrenching emotion" (Phyllis Richardson, the Los Angeles Times Book Review ).
The LAT fronts the Group of 7 finance ministers' expression of concern that the global economy has become precariously dependent on over-valued U.S. dot-com stocks.