perilously

Example Sentences

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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

When it gets a big snow, as it did earlier this month, the trail becomes buried and the whole slope becomes perilously steep.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

Batting was perilously difficult when he came in.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

This time his voice falters on the question, which has come perilously close to asking whether there’s something I want to talk about, which of course, neither of us has ever asked before.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse