'peril' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'peril' with 2 example sentences.
- peril noun
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: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
: a state of danger involving risk
: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- peril verb
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: pose a threat to; present a danger to
: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Generations of Americans were taught to fear--miscegenation, "the yellow peril," Italians, communism.
Many wild animals are in peril of losing their lives.