perils
Example Sentences
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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
The “Histories” of Herodotus, likely composed in the mid-fifth-century B.C., recounted the Persian defeat as a paradigm of the perils of reckless imperialism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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
About those issues you have with spending money: The perils of buying furniture online are not exclusive to people who are difficult to please through no fault of their own.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
He was about to learn the hard way about the perils of pressing too hard.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
