: a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on
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: a dangerously precarious situation—usually used in the phrase walk a tightrope
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBut in scaling back his team to a core group, King Charles III will be walking a tightrope, experts say. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 California-22: Politico reports on how Republican Rep. David Valadao is trying to walk a tightrope to re-election as one of the few members who voted to impeach Trump. Mark Murray, NBC News, 14 July 2022 Each piece introduces a character walking this tightrope: Mimi, a single mom with a learning-disabled son and grand ambitions, is a hairstylist scrabbling to make rent. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 But Cheney’s role as vice chair was a narrower tightrope. Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 Robert Neimeyer, director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, said reopening a site of a mass atrocity can be like walking a tightrope. Aaron Morrison, ajc, 15 July 2022 See More