peril

Example Sentences

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For some, that highlighted the peril of “looking through” a surge in energy prices by leaving borrowing costs unchanged and expecting the shock to be self-correcting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I hope his story can be remembered not because of its tragedy, but because it demanded a future where people deserving refuge are not thrown into peril.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Ukraine knows the peril and the challenge better than anyone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

In 1999, student protests were a moment of peril, but they were put down.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

He said the right dreams for a man in peril were dreams of peril and all else was the call of languor and of death.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy