peril

Example Sentences

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For some, that highlighted the peril of “looking through” a surge in energy prices by leaving borrowing costs unchanged and expecting the shock to be self-correcting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But she says major parties ignore voters' continued drift to minor parties "at their peril".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

I hope his story can be remembered not because of its tragedy, but because it demanded a future where people deserving refuge are not thrown into peril.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Ukraine knows the peril and the challenge better than anyone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Soon there was great peril of fire behind the wall, and all who could be spared were busy quelling the flames that sprang up in many places.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien