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Example sentences for: parlous

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[N]ot attempt an unachievable comprehensiveness is a marvelous quotation that I must borrow for my next book, review, article, or comment on the parlous state of the world, and I shall now be able to preface it with, In the words of Nigel Rees ...
In the world's current parlous condition, "US leadership and prudent US policies are vital," it said.
But that's pretty parlous ground to dash over in eight pages.