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

"The war in the Middle East has reached a perilous stage" with the strikes on Natanz and Dimona, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Mandelkorn tells the story of a perilous time where a strap popped off Monáe’s shoe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

They went now a way in which all events were perilous, and no acts were meaningless.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin