peril

Example Sentences

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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

"But Arctic warming, driven by fossil fuels, puts us all in peril," said Wolf.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

We dismiss or ignore such language at our own moral peril.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Great adventures would call to such a one as he and no peril would ever hold him back.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton