He will have dropped, as if over a precipice, into a still and weightless world.
From the time.com
Margot is at a particular precipice in life that's not usually explored on film.
From the newsday.com
A clause in that so-called Band-Aid contract ushered the Jets to this precipice.
From the nytimes.com
An old guy sat at the edge of the precipice, legs crossed, gazing into the void.
From the denverpost.com
From that precipice, you can see for miles into the Minnesota countryside below.
From the washingtonpost.com
Could we be on the precipice of a similar, flatware-powered revolution even now?
From the middleoftheroad.snowboardingisnotacrime.com
Once the foolhardy are teetering on the precipice, it is too late for smugness.
From the economist.com
You would do well if you educated the public on the latest financial precipice.
From the dailynews.com
The precipice offers perspective, presents a clearer view of what must be done.
From the washingtonpost.com
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A very steep cliff
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A very steep cliff; The brink of a dangerous situation; A headlong fall or descent
(precipices) a vertical, almost vertical, or overhanging rock faces; steep cliffs.
To dream of standing over a yawning precipice, portends the threatenings of misfortunes and calamities. To fall over a precipice, denotes that you will be engulfed in disaster. See Abyss and Pit