The ship tipped precariously to one side.

He appeared much too comfortable, feet propped on the mattress's edge, chair tipped back precariously.

One curious passerby gave the fiberglass body a slight push; it tipped precariously.

The cage tipped precariously, sending the prisoners sprawling.

The boat tipped precariously, but Purple shifted his weight in the rear, and we balanced again.

The tractor climbed a shallow ridge, and Madeleine found herself tipped precariously back in her seat.

His body tipped precariously while the vulture bore down even harder.

During meetings with his scientists, he'd sit in the corner, tipped precariously back in his chair, firing off questions.

Both novels can tip precariously toward melodrama.

Ahead the world tipped precariously, spun out of clarity as tears or sweat filled his eyes.