How to Use peril in a Sentence

peril

noun
  • People are unaware of the peril these miners face each day.
  • The monks’ trek has had its perils.
    — Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In short, count them out at your peril.
    — Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The gains were short-lived, and the progress is now in peril.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Take the Jets at your own peril.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • All of which comes with great peril for our future.
    — Ken Burns, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • The hiker was roped to his son, so now both were in peril.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The perils of raising a tech-savvy teen.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 June 2026
  • What’s more, border bears will be in even greater peril.
    — Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But with new pleasures come new perils.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The monks’ trek was not without peril.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But right now, pitchers give him a good pitch to hit at their peril.
    — Noah Trister, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
  • But doubt Pavia and the Dores at your own peril.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Those who lived through those times say such an oversight comes at our own peril.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • When the captain of the ship isn't at the wheel, the boat could be in peril.
    — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril.
    — Z. Byron Wolf, CNN, 5 June 2018
  • That cannot be done at the peril of people who are presently alive.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Bet against the Finns as the giant killers at your peril.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Write off Suomi at your own peril.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Even the walk from the front door to the gutter is beset with peril.
    — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • Hedges says now teams pitch around José Ramírez at their own peril.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
  • But the owners and union avoid hearing from fans at their own peril.
    — Jacob E. Moss, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • What any of us write and say should not put writers in peril with each other.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a much greater sense of moral peril to consuming that.
    — Mark Olsen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a much greater sense of moral peril to consuming that.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • They were held hostage for hours, and the future of some remains in peril.
    — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Both sides voiced concerns that the fast pace of the process carries perils.
    — Kartikay Mehrotra, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2018
  • The suit claims the plaintiffs' lives are in peril while inside.
    — Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Blaney’s first win of the season took him from points peril into the next round.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Grill them about the perils of overfilling the spool.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025

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