precariously balanced
Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words
In a way that is not secure and likely to fall.
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Examples (20)
- A stack of books was precariously balanced on the edge of the desk.
- The ancient stone seemed precariously balanced on the cliff edge.
- The old ladder remained precariously balanced against the crumbling wall.
- Her career was precariously balanced after the scandal.
- The acrobat is precariously balanced on the high wire, thrilling the crowd.
- A pile of dishes stood precariously balanced on the small table.
- A single vase of flowers sat precariously balanced on the wobbly table.
- The political situation in the region remains precariously balanced.
- The peace treaty was precariously balanced on the goodwill of the two nations.
- He watched as the acrobat was precariously balanced on one foot.
- His career felt precariously balanced after the huge financial mistake.
- The old ladder felt precariously balanced against the wall.
- The ecosystem is precariously balanced, and even a small change could cause collapse.
- Their relationship was precariously balanced on a thread of trust.
- Their relationship has been precariously balanced on a thread for months.
- The company's finances are precariously balanced between profit and loss.
- We watched the hiker, precariously balanced on the narrow mountain ridge.
- A tiny bird's nest was precariously balanced on the thin branch.
- The entire project is precariously balanced between success and catastrophic failure.
- The entire ecosystem is precariously balanced, and any disruption could be catastrophic.