perilous

Example Sentences

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That said, relying on a future inheritance is a perilous strategy for compensation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Though Felix was glad to have set out from Switzerland ahead of the plague, the road ahead wasn’t any less perilous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

With our increasing reliance on video, as opposed to journalistic reports, of events, the ability to doctor or create scenes that didn’t happen is perilous for obvious reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The World Health Organisation said that the conflict was at a "perilous stage" and called for restraint.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

By now, more than ten million Americans were unemployed, and the auto industry was in a perilous free fall.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama