perilously
Example Sentences
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The incidents are all signs of how perilously low water levels in some of Europe’s most significant waterways are posing a major challenge to the region’s already stressed economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hugo grew up in the area and has returned from his home in Bali to watch his mother's house in the village of Arès, which is perilously close to the wildfires.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The get-rich ethos that defines our time may be only rivaled by our perilously tantalizing obsession with vengeance.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
See: America’s crude inventories are getting perilously low.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Limping and still stiff, and as perilously thin as Jack, Moniek quickly related how he had spent all this time lying in a far-off barracks, recovering from his injuries.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
