Example Sentences

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It’s a reminder about the precariousness of life and the protection you need to take care of your loved ones.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Ms. Griffin balances these journal entries with more downbeat ones, which conveyed the precariousness of these transformed lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"The conditions found in the lodgings revealed an alarming picture of precariousness and degradation," the MPT said.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

How important was it to you to emphasize the precariousness of the sport?

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

It was why part of her, at least, didn’t mind the life they’d always lived, their thrift-store clothes, their salvaged beds and chairs, the shifting precariousness of it all.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng