perilous
adjective
per·il·ous
ˈper-ə-ləs 
ˈpe-rə-
: full of or involving peril
a perilous journey
perilously
adverb
perilousness
noun
Examples of perilous in a Sentence
a perilous journey across the mountains
a perilous journey through hostile territory
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Secret churches, perilous conversions During the Palm Sunday service, the in-person audience at the nondenominational church was much smaller than on a typical Sunday, with only about a half-dozen members dotting the rows of blue chairs in front of the stage.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Zendaya joins the all-star cast as Greek goddess Athena, who protects Matt Damon’s Odysseus on his perilous journey back home to his family in Ithaca.
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Or rather, the badge, the pride of the fans, the perilous position of the team, their own considerable salaries might motivate them enough.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
But data show that a majority of vessels that have passed through the strait in the last month are linked to Iran as conditions remain perilous.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Zendaya joins the all-star cast as Greek goddess Athena, who protects Matt Damon’s Odysseus on his perilous journey back home to his family in Ithaca.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Or rather, the badge, the pride of the fans, the perilous position of the team, their own considerable salaries might motivate them enough.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
But data show that a majority of vessels that have passed through the strait in the last month are linked to Iran as conditions remain perilous.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Perilous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perilous. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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perilous
adjective
per·il·ous
ˈper-ə-ləs
: full of or involving peril
perilously
adverb
perilousness
noun
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