On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Peril. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as danger or risk and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Peril in a sentence
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Peril meaning
- A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
Synonyms of Peril
Using Peril
- The main meaning on this page is: A situation of serious and immediate danger. | Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. | An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
- Useful related words include: danger, risk, endanger, exist.
- In the example corpus, peril often appears in combinations such as: in peril, the peril, own peril.
Context around Peril
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peril
- In this selection, "peril" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, third, legal, risk, feel and comfort stand out and add context to how "peril" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at your peril and a third peril of defaming. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peril" sits close to words such as audrey, beau and brigades, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peril
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But, write them off at your peril. (7 words)
Granted, this choice would not be without peril. (8 words)
Americans cling to tired old stereotypes of unions at their peril. (11 words)
And one peril of dating men with their own significant relationship histories was brought to my attention when I enjoyed a dinner with a fellow parent, only for him to text me the next day to say he’d decided to ask his ex to marry him. (47 words)
A year since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin is increasingly presenting the war as a make-or-break moment in Russian history – and saying that he believes the very future of Russia and its people is in peril. (39 words)
Leadership needs to be able to connect with the people, harken to them, pull them close in times of peril, comfort them, protect them, heal them when broken, and lead them, not condescendingly. (33 words)
As a politician in Lagos, you disagree with Tinubu at your own peril! (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
Americans cling to tired old stereotypes of unions at their peril.
And one peril of dating men with their own significant relationship histories was brought to my attention when I enjoyed a dinner with a fellow parent, only for him to text me the next day to say he’d decided to ask his ex to marry him.
As a politician in Lagos, you disagree with Tinubu at your own peril!
A third peril of defaming your opponents is that you become impervious to criticism, blaming them instead of yourself when things go wrong.
A year since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin is increasingly presenting the war as a make-or-break moment in Russian history – and saying that he believes the very future of Russia and its people is in peril.
But under-estimate the Northern Ireland international at your peril, and he will be heading to Wembley looking to show how far he has progressed in 14 months with Wanderers.
But, write them off at your peril.
Chaos engulfing the once-fearsome The manager in peril and the January transfer window looked towards like a safe harbour on stormy seas.
Dawkins became the face in peril which isn’t a role he typically finds himself in. Montez takes the heat and he does the hot tag, so I liked this role reversal.
Despite a yearlong war with Russia – or perhaps because of it – Ukraine found the resources in February to aid another country in peril.
Despite his legal peril, Trump retains the loyalty of a large segment of his party.
Drug violence and government corruption have put the country’s journalists in peril.
Exploring remnants of an ancient civilization to repair a ship and discovering peril and fragments of the hero's past.
Frostbite can be a true peril to Starfield players, and here are the best items and foods that can cure the ailment.
Granted, this choice would not be without peril.
If that ever happens, the American Idea itself will descend into new peril.
In the case of leccinum mushrooms, consume for power or at your peril.
In the last year, customers using Intermap’s tailored analytics called over 20 million data points characterizing peril risk to help them optimize their risk assessment and pricing.
It features plenty of humor but still makes Charlie's peril feel real, even though she'll obviously survive until the next episode.
Leadership needs to be able to connect with the people, harken to them, pull them close in times of peril, comfort them, protect them, heal them when broken, and lead them, not condescendingly.
Common combinations with peril
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in peril 44×
- the peril 23×
- own peril 20×
- peril of 14×
- peril and 13×
- their peril 12×
- your peril 9×
- peril for 7×
- of peril 6×
- our peril 6×