perilous
Example Sentences
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That said, relying on a future inheritance is a perilous strategy for compensation.
From MarketWatch
The previous year he'd made the perilous journey to escape from North to South Korea, using an international underground network of safe houses and brokers.
From BBC
Though Felix was glad to have set out from Switzerland ahead of the plague, the road ahead wasn’t any less perilous.
With our increasing reliance on video, as opposed to journalistic reports, of events, the ability to doctor or create scenes that didn’t happen is perilous for obvious reasons.
From Los Angeles Times
The World Health Organisation said that the conflict was at a "perilous stage" and called for restraint.
From BBC
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