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
  • The objects are topped with windmill weights that increase the sense of precariousness.
    — Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • This is one reason behind the grim precariousness of life in India.
    — Basharat Peer, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
  • There was a collective silence about the precariousness of the process, and the critics were punished.
    — Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The precariousness of the deal was highlighted even before the fighting stopped.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Its abundance, its beauty, its precariousness, its chill.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • His death was a chilling reminder of the regime’s brutality and the precariousness of our safety.
    — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • And also this job brings me a great precariousness when trying to find an accommodation.
    — Vogue, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But their initial panic speaks to the siblings’ painful awareness of the precariousness of their positions.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2022
  • Still, the pandemic has further exposed the precariousness of housing for renters in the region.
    — Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
  • But others say the precariousness of the businesses is the broader question.
    — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 3 May 2021
  • 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
  • Adding to the precariousness of her situation, she's had to drive two hours at least once a week to see a specialist in Jackson.
    — Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Jess Nelson in Michigan has seen both the precariousness and value of open adoptions.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Both women speak, expectedly, like people who know the value and precariousness of time.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The first few runs were difficult to watch—especially live—just given the sheer level of precariousness.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The precariousness has affected even those who have risen to corporate posts in the media industry.
    — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • 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 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 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
  • Perfumed precariousness isn’t an easy concept to sell, but Mixed Emotions’ charm lies in its fearlessness.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2021
  • One theory has been that this pressure, plus the growing precariousness of the middle class, has played a role in driving students like him toward hard-skill majors.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Spending time with McKillop is a sobering warning about the precariousness of chicken health.
    — Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2017
  • The precariousness of Hollywood has always been at the heart of The Comeback.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026

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