perils

Example Sentences

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If we call the cops on teens violating a city curfew, it suggests a cavalier attitude toward the perils of the justice system.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Yet even for an industry so fraught with perils and pitfalls, Chen, the miner who previously worked at Liushenyu, suggests there will always be desperate people willing to take their chances in the mines.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Watch the cautionary tale about the perils of the transfer portal turn into a fairy-tale comeback.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Timing the erratic cocoa market made amassing those stockpiles expensive, demonstrating the perils of building a business around a livewire commodity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A great loss, however, was the death of the trusty pilot Palinurus who was drowned as they neared the end of their perils by sea.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton