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

"But Arctic warming, driven by fossil fuels, puts us all in peril," said Wolf.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

It may be ordained that we have many nights and days to follow, if full of peril; but we must go on, and from no danger shall we shrink.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker