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Perilous times
Siege perilous
Gallantly
Peril
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Example Sentences
Main Entry:
per·il·ous
[
per
-
uh
-l
uh
s
]
/
ˈpɛr
ə
ləs
/
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Part of Speech:
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perilous
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Example Sentences
The last thousand feet down a steep slope of frozen, windswept scree were especially
perilous
.
The crabs' have a surprising and
perilous
migration from the island's interior to the sea.
Crosswalks can be especially
perilous
for the elderly.
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Adjective
The last thousand feet down a steep slope of frozen, windswept scree were especially
perilous
.
The crabs' have a surprising and
perilous
migration from the island's interior to the sea.
Crosswalks can be especially
perilous
for the elderly.
Small significant steps in
perilous
times keep us moving ahead.
The author chronicles his potentially
perilous
diving search.
History is a guide to navigation in
perilous
times.
It is
perilous
to do so, but you can do it if it does not become a pattern.
Jack careens from one
perilous
predicament to the next.
We are in for
perilous
times.
The floor is scummy and
perilous
to walk on.
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