perilous

Example Sentences

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Being a stunt pilot, even for the movies, was a perilous occupation.

From Los Angeles Times

"Barcelona's finances in recent years have been perilous, so the club appears to have adopted a strategy of 'bank the money first, ask questions later'," said football finance expert and author Kieran Maguire.

From BBC

The finances of football are, as I now know only too well, incredibly and increasingly perilous and yet here is a simple way of ensuring that prize money is spread further and more fairly.

From BBC

More than 3,600 Afghans have traveled the same agonizing route as Taiba since the beginning of 2022, according to tallies in Panama, one of the most perilous sections of the journey.

From New York Times

The U.S. inquiry in particular could prove perilous for Austria, which had modelled itself as a bridge between east and west, turning Vienna into a magnet for Russian money.

From Reuters