peril
noun
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger.
perils
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pluralof peril.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Brighton was mentioned as a potential senior debut, but the perils around that made, for those close to Gabriel, the Champions League encounter with Sabah a better option.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
She was also, in her own unique way, a dedicated revolutionary, rarely letting an opportunity pass to use her appearance to point out the perils and absurdity of stereotyping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
But that same episode illustrated the perils of trusting markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Just a couple of days before that now-infamous blog post, the firm inadvertently provided a different, no-less-perfect example of the perils of mass digitization.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
And I recall that even then I had not yet begun to imagine the perils that tangle us.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
