perilousness
- a word derived from perilous.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Perhaps Darlington, like Macdonald before her, understands at a deeper level than most the perilousness of a highly specialized predator in a world of rampant habitat destruction.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2023
By advertising through your clothes, you hope that thing you’re supporting actually survives the perilousness of our modern age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
“Hitler’s Hollywood,” an essay film that uses clips to explore the aesthetics, attitudes and messages of German cinema from 1933 to 1945, has some answers — and begins by acknowledging the perilousness of the terrain.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
But she expresses an understanding of the perilousness of operating within Joni Mitchell’s shadow and an appreciation for Colvin’s elegant evasion of that peril.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
Now, secondly, let me ask you to look at the special perilousness of these hidden faults.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms by Maclaren, Alexander
