perilously

Example Sentences

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Tree limbs in need of a trimming hung perilously over buildings.

From Los Angeles Times

In “Wine and Peaches,” company members are tap-dancing perilously on a skyscraper construction site.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re guys with guns — or, really, any modern American citizen who feels that their personal space is being attacked — who are apparently scared out of their wits, or at least perilously on edge.

From Washington Post

Leeds began this campaign with assurances from their owner Andrea Radrizzani that having come perilously close to relegation last May, a repeat 12 months later was "impossible".

From BBC

A surplus of water has filled several major reservoirs, which had seen perilously low water levels.

From Los Angeles Times