“If the opening of the Great Frontier did precipitate a boom in Western civilization, the effects on human ideas and institutions must have been profound and far-reaching.”

“The violent kicking necessary to catch a wave at the critical moment will precipitate the occurrence of cramp in a surfer who has been exposed to cool water for a considerable time.”

“Dreading a giddiness that might precipitate her into the pit, she remained staring blindly at the stage.”

“It could well be the precipitating event for the final denouement in this extraordinary period of financial history.”

“The criminal would mount the scaffold and stand upon this trapdoor, which would then open, precipitating the person into a fall of some feet.”

“For example, limestone often contains dendritic patterns formed by precipitating manganese dioxide, and they are unique as are snowflakes.”