periled also perilled; periling also perilling
: to expose to danger
Examples of peril in a Sentence
Noun
Just last week he issued a statement encouraging all Iraqis to participate in the election scheduled for January, and he called on the Iraqi government to start registering voters. The powers that be in Iraq ignore him at their peril.
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Johanna McGeary, Time, 25 Oct. 2004
One lesson of both the law-school and the Paulin controversies may be the peril of making free-speech judgments at Internet speed.
—Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2003
The old man rose and towered over Cameron, and then plunged down upon him, and clutched at his throat with terrible stifling hands. The harsh contact, the pain awakened Cameron to his peril before it was too late.
—Zane Grey, Desert Gold, 1913
People are unaware of the peril these miners face each day.
She described global warming as “a growing peril.”
Verb
… she did more harm than all Frederick's diplomacy could repair, and perilled her chance of her inheritance like a giddy heedless creature as she was.
—William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1848
a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily
Johanna McGeary, Time, 25 Oct. 2004
One lesson of both the law-school and the Paulin controversies may be the peril of making free-speech judgments at Internet speed.
—Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2003
The old man rose and towered over Cameron, and then plunged down upon him, and clutched at his throat with terrible stifling hands. The harsh contact, the pain awakened Cameron to his peril before it was too late.
—Zane Grey, Desert Gold, 1913
People are unaware of the peril these miners face each day.
She described global warming as “a growing peril.”
Verb
… she did more harm than all Frederick's diplomacy could repair, and perilled her chance of her inheritance like a giddy heedless creature as she was.
—William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1848
a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Preserving as much pitching as possible is paramount, a desire Gordon almost put in peril.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Though a filmmaker of several sequels in a multi-billion dollar box office franchise, the Princeton, NJ native knows full well that cinema is in peril.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Drastic cuts to Medicaid: Threatening the care of millions of children and the elderly (especially nursing home patients), placing the economic survival of hospitals and nursing homes in peril.
—Dr. Jonathan Rosen, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
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Noun
Most of the set pieces are callbacks to the series’ history of putting Cruise in peril and demonstrating his ability to stay in extraordinary fighting shape.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Preserving as much pitching as possible is paramount, a desire Gordon almost put in peril.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Though a filmmaker of several sequels in a multi-billion dollar box office franchise, the Princeton, NJ native knows full well that cinema is in peril.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Drastic cuts to Medicaid: Threatening the care of millions of children and the elderly (especially nursing home patients), placing the economic survival of hospitals and nursing homes in peril.
—Dr. Jonathan Rosen, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for peril
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“Peril.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peril. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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