How to Use perilous in a Sentence

perilous

adjective

• Still, the idea that Democrats have plenty of time is a perilous one.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 4 Oct. 2021
• Nick made this perilous deal even though, to his mind, June chose Luke.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
• The flight is far from the first to see a stowaway survive a perilous journey.
  — NBC News, 24 Jan. 2022
• Despite the risks, thousands of migrants still make the perilous journey to the U.S. each day.
  — Anne Laurent, ABC News, 17 May 2023
• In 2019, Richards made his third ascent to the ‘roof of the world’ via the North-East Ridge, one of the most difficult and perilous routes.
  — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
• Despite the perilous Highway 1 drive, Big Sur is worth the trek.
  — Vogue, 1 Apr. 2022
• The Guardians best not get buried this weekend to kick off a perilous final two months.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022
• Airstrikes flatten blocks of a Gaza refugee camp, bringing rage, grief and a perilous new phase of war.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• Opened in 1937, the road has long been considered perilous, winding along a rocky cliff with a sheer drop-off to the ocean.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
• Leonard is the calm at the center of the storm, which grows increasingly perilous.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2022
• The additional cash comes at a perilous time for the global fight against the virus.
  — Pranav Baskar, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022
• In a city dotted with rubble and flames, the journey home is perilous.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
• The effort restarted in late 2021, but the timing was perilous.
  — Lisa Rein, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2022
• Joined by a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog, the cat embarks on a perilous journey by boat in search of dry land.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
• This isn’t the first time Garland has sent a small group of courageous folk on a perilous journey.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
• These frigid waters—as chilly as 5°C—should be perilous for the cold-blooded sharks that dwell in the tropics.
  — Bykate Hull, science.org, 11 May 2023
• This was a mischievous question—and maybe, in a room stocked with Cody Johnson fans, a perilous one.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
• Many, if not most, of Nolan’s films contain a warning: The search for knowledge is perilous.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
• Like all sea turtles, Kemp’s ridleys hatch in the sand and make the perilous journey across the beach and into the sea.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
• In the book, this results in a wickedly smart and perilous toddler-priestess.
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
• In this perilous era, there’s no time for on-the-job training in the nation’s capital.
  — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
• In truth, the 1970s were a demonstrably more perilous time for New York City, as borne out by numbers.
  — New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
• The perilous slide, triggered after fierce winter rains, is steep and lacks a trail.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• That was always the dream for her parents, who took the first perilous steps in the long journey that would bring them all to safety.
  — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
• The megadrought also primed the landscape for perilous wildfires.
  — Rachel Ramirez, Brandon Miller and Bill Weir, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021
• The country’s perilous situation is a troubling concern for the region, for the U.S., and for the world.
  — Therese Shaheen, National Review, 7 Feb. 2023
• The count of river herring is also up, and that could be aiding the salmon on their perilous journey from the sea to the river.
  — Patrick Whittle, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
• Twitter as a whole was in a perilous spot in 2016, due in part to the broader industry’s pivot to video.
  — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Albi opened in early 2020, a perilous time for any new business to kick off.
  — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
• Though Mellencamp's battle against melanoma has been perilous, her loved ones have been by her side.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025