perilous

Example Sentences

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Bonnevie explains they can control the conditions on the pistes, but not off them, and that's where skiers have been getting into perilous difficulties.

From BBC

American boys are falling behind in school and tumbling into perilous internet rabbit holes.

From The Wall Street Journal

There's no sign of that kind of seismic shift now, especially not in these perilous unpredictable days.

From BBC

So even if the ships off the Emirates or Kuwait were protected from drone fire and escorted through the Strait of Hormuz, navigating without a GPS would be perilous.

From Barron's

There are reports that the Assembly of Experts could chose a council of leaders rather than one person to preside in this perilous time.

From BBC