How to Use "precipitous" with Example Sentences

1. Es cubells is a small village nestled among the orange , lemon and olive groves on precipitous terraces .

2. Freshwater fish populations are in precipitous decline .

3. Having lived through a precipitous global economic drop , they now must forecast how steep or flat will be the incline of recovery .

4. Although nokia shares are in a precipitous decline , and are some 45 % off , nokia still has a market cap of around $ 14 billion .

5. For most capital markets , the financial crisis resembled a stomach-churning bungee jump : a precipitous fall followed by a sharp rebound , albeit not to the heights enjoyed before the turmoil .