| The coastal mountain range rises to a high plateau, which breaks precipitously down to the sea. |
| The facility precipitously closed its doors in mid-May, citing a lack of profits and funding. |
| His image is right, his politics are right, his precipitously craggy face is right. |
| To their left, the hillside rose precipitously, covered with scrub brush and evergreen trees. |
| She leans slightly toward the left, as if to steady her balance in a hallway where walls and floor recede precipitously toward the right. |
| We have seen our favorable ratings in international polls drop precipitously, even in countries that have been longtime friends of ours. |