Those of us whose power rests precariously upon our wits learn to play them early.

Ms. Solomon said as she chain-smoked with her glasses resting precariously atop her head.

Turning his head to look for his partner, he saw Benitez resting precariously near the edge.

At first, the trail passes under a giant boulder resting precariously on top of other rocks.

Her face rested precariously close to the bed post, and her hands were actually wrapped around it.

It rests precariously on a small jagged stone, leaving an opening below.

His left foot rested precariously on the bottom of a drawer pulled from one of the inverted wall cabinets.

A more common description of potential energy is of an object such as a ball resting precariously on a ledge.

He was squatting on the floor, his head resting precariously on the hard seat of the chair, fast asleep.

The clay lamps were in a corner, resting precariously on a pile of tablets, waiting to be used.