dangerous
adjective
dangerously
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a word derived from
dangerous.
Example Sentences
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The hiker was found below the notorious “final 400” stretch, a dangerously steep chute along the route that is particularly challenging to navigate in the winter months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
That press, led by Malard, has moved higher up and teams have struggled to break through, while full-back Ellie Carpenter continues to overlap dangerously.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
As a country, we have grown dangerously comfortable with living on credit and trying to maintain lifestyles our budgets cannot support.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Realizing that he was dangerously burned out on the job, he looked to that set of projects for personal renewal, attacking them with the same discipline and drive he had applied to his professional life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The first signs of malaria include a teeth-chattering chill along with a pounding headache, followed by a dangerously high fever, and then profuse sweating.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
