periled also perilled; periling also perilling
: to expose to danger
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Noun
Just last week he issued a statement encouraging all Iraqis to participate in the election scheduled for January, and he called on the Iraqi government to start registering voters. The powers that be in Iraq ignore him at their peril.
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Johanna McGeary, Time, 25 Oct. 2004
One lesson of both the law-school and the Paulin controversies may be the peril of making free-speech judgments at Internet speed.
—Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2003
The old man rose and towered over Cameron, and then plunged down upon him, and clutched at his throat with terrible stifling hands. The harsh contact, the pain awakened Cameron to his peril before it was too late.
—Zane Grey, Desert Gold, 1913
People are unaware of the peril these miners face each day.
She described global warming as “a growing peril.”
Verb
… she did more harm than all Frederick's diplomacy could repair, and perilled her chance of her inheritance like a giddy heedless creature as she was.
—William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1848
a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily
Johanna McGeary, Time, 25 Oct. 2004
One lesson of both the law-school and the Paulin controversies may be the peril of making free-speech judgments at Internet speed.
—Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2003
The old man rose and towered over Cameron, and then plunged down upon him, and clutched at his throat with terrible stifling hands. The harsh contact, the pain awakened Cameron to his peril before it was too late.
—Zane Grey, Desert Gold, 1913
People are unaware of the peril these miners face each day.
She described global warming as “a growing peril.”
Verb
… she did more harm than all Frederick's diplomacy could repair, and perilled her chance of her inheritance like a giddy heedless creature as she was.
—William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1848
a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily
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Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
After Truman’s landslide victory, he was photographed holding up the mistaken front page in what would become an iconic reminder of the frailty of polls and the perils of calling an election before a majority of the ballots had been counted.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
And yes, there is perhaps some irony in the fact that the man who was once Dirty Harry has now made a movie about the perils of rushing to judgment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The incident provides a stark reminder of the political perils that Biden’s comments can have, especially in a campaign environment that has been as fraught and closely contested as this one.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
However, many of them now see too many perils to dive back in.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
After Truman’s landslide victory, he was photographed holding up the mistaken front page in what would become an iconic reminder of the frailty of polls and the perils of calling an election before a majority of the ballots had been counted.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
And yes, there is perhaps some irony in the fact that the man who was once Dirty Harry has now made a movie about the perils of rushing to judgment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The incident provides a stark reminder of the political perils that Biden’s comments can have, especially in a campaign environment that has been as fraught and closely contested as this one.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Peril.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peril. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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