Example sentences for: peril

How can you use “peril” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It did not take a sudden lurch to the right, as the Russians did to their peril."

  • And if Shalala overstated the child-abuse peril, is she undermining public interest in the problem by making it appear too big and difficult to fix at a reasonable cost?

  • So does the "Save NPR" letter, which claims that public broadcasting is in peril.

  • Despite the emperor’s obsession with the new “Red Peril” — the 1848 Communist Mani­festo of Marx and Engels, which was being circulated in Paris — he could not prevent such social reforms as the workers’ right to form unions and even to strike.

  • Since contributions from foreign nationals residing here legally are allowed, it's hard to see what--other than a whiff of yellow peril in this case--distinguishes them from big donations by domestic interests.


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