How to Use precipice in a Sentence

precipice

noun
  • He stood on the edge of the precipice.
  • Just watch out for those precipices.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • All this took men to the precipice.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Toews spent his night on the precipice of great plays.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The peak, and also the precipice.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The group slept atop the iconic rock, just feet from the precipice.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
  • By the end, the couples were on the precipice of a big change.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The play is set on the precipice of the end of a world wracked by climate change.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Because long ones dangle off the precipice of your boobs like a cat toy.
    — Elisa, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Dec. 2013
  • The Celtics love to hover their heels over the precipice just for kicks.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • Yemen has stepped up to the precipice of famine, and back again, many times over its six years of war.
    — Alex Platt and Mark Baron, CNN, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Most of the coast is ringed by cliffs, bringing you straight to the precipice of the vast deep blue.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • Now, having made their points, both seem willing to back away from the precipice.
    — Rod Nordland and David Zucchino, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2017
  • On the precipice of the goal line, three Bulldogs had at least one hand on him.
    — Ryan Black/the Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Every character in this book is at a precipice of a change.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • One that comes on the precipice of a new stage of the Internet.
    — Declan Harty, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Jones is on the precipice of falling off the edge for the Giants.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • At the edge of a precipice, a flat surface formed a small helipad.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
  • On a final note, there are a few shows that seem to be on the precipice of joining this list.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes, 5 June 2021
  • The Mountaineers are on the precipice of an at-large bid as a result.
    — Jim Root, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Here’s a closer look at the players who are nearest to the precipice.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Economies already stretched thin before the virus lie on the precipice of ruin.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2020
  • The Colts sit on the precipice of the new league year with an enormous amount of salary cap space.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The road ends on top of a huge boulder which provides the precipice for the stunning view.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 6 May 2017
  • Smug, perhaps unaware that right beside her is the largest precipice of her brief life.
    — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Marable is superb as Reggie, a man on the precipice who falls but lands on his feet.
    — Julia M. Klein, Philly.com, 18 June 2018
  • The 87-year-old, three-story field station is on the precipice of it all.
    — Tribune News Service, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
  • With the win, the Gamecocks are back on the precipice of history.
    — Ben Pickman, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Wesley has a hard time keeping up, and quite frankly is on the precipice of losing his job at the garage.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 June 2026
  • The Supreme Court seems on the precipice of making the same mistake again.
    — Adam Winkler, New Republic, 26 Dec. 2017

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