perilously

Example Sentences

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First, their majorities in the House and Senate are perilously slender.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

A few houses hovered perilously close—5 feet or so—from the precipice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Every wacky second, you’re well aware how perilously close it is to falling apart at the seams.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Perched perilously just three points above the Premier League relegation zone, Forest's main aim is to avoid dropping into the Championship.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

More than the question of compensation, then, the relocation problem was perilously close to insoluble.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis