How to Use precariousness in a Sentence

precariousness

noun
  • But the episode prompted him to think about the precariousness of the supply chain.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Some time ago it was sold to A.R. Sauer, and with the sale went the precariousness before referred to.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • As the air show came to a close, Boeing got a reminder from back in the U.S. about the precariousness of its position.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
  • Still, the precariousness of the Ukrainian grip on Bakhmut has been evident for weeks.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Still, the precariousness of the Ukrainian grip on Bakhmut has been evident for weeks.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 4 Mar. 2023
  • But the past year’s constant reminders of the precariousness of Black life in America were a heavy thing for both of them to carry as well.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
  • There was a collective silence about the precariousness of the process, and the critics were punished.
    — Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The objects are topped with windmill weights that increase the sense of precariousness.
    — Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Working in tandem to keep both the gameplay and the technical aspects of the show on the rails, the frenzy of their overlapping roles adds a precariousness to the house of cards vibe of the show.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
  • But in the midst of all this precariousness, there are organizations like the CFDA that are here to help.
    — Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The precariousness of most women’s jobs has been revealed; more needs to be done to address gender pay gaps.
    — Editorial Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The precariousness of the deal was highlighted even before the fighting stopped.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • That precariousness, and her response to it, will define her path in the show’s fourth and final season, which has its first episode Sunday.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2023
  • To add to the precariousness of it all was the fact that the young woman who had always found a refuge in songwriting could no longer find her well of inspiration.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The silent moment on the field had been a reminder of the precariousness of the human condition, how quickly a light can be extinguished.
    — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 2 July 2021
  • Last month, Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan forced the world to notice the precariousness of the island’s existence.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • This is one reason behind the grim precariousness of life in India.
    — Basharat Peer, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
  • Houston can offer these people a hand, but Mr. Turner is not promising to end the precariousness of their lives.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2022
  • Jess Nelson in Michigan has seen both the precariousness and value of open adoptions.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2023
  • His death was a chilling reminder of the regime’s brutality and the precariousness of our safety.
    — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Still, the pandemic has further exposed the precariousness of housing for renters in the region.
    — Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The presence of money — the need for it, the lack of it, the work needed to be done to obtain it, the precariousness of it, the anxiety of deadlines missed — also makes Zambreno’s work so essential.
    — Alicia Kennedy, refinery29.com, 30 June 2021
  • When there are layoffs, those who survive the cuts are reminded of the precariousness of at-will employment.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • That many of the galleries on this list no longer exist, or exist now in very different forms, underscores the precariousness of the gallery model.
    — Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • But others say the precariousness of the businesses is the broader question.
    — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 3 May 2021
  • But their initial panic speaks to the siblings’ painful awareness of the precariousness of their positions.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2022
  • There is a way in which this boutique item, which does not present itself as a book about race, brings the precariousness of Baldwin’s position into focus.
    — Time, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The story maintains its stakes, aware of the precariousness of its characters’ joy in the face of transphobic violence and the AIDS epidemic.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Jan. 2021
  • The precariousness has affected even those who have risen to corporate posts in the media industry.
    — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Despite the precariousness of coming out, only one path really feels viable for the two main characters.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025

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