perilously

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Apr. 20, 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

This time, they made the leap from software to hardware, convinced investors they weren’t crazy, came perilously close to running out of money—and built a hit product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

For the most spectacular sequence, with the heroes perilously near a neutron star, the filmmakers checked in with astrophysicist Cliff Johnson weekly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

An explosion goes off, perilously close to a cluster of dry-looking leaves and branches.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day