deadly peril

Frequency: 5.52.1 per million words

involving a high risk of death

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Examples (10)

  • The explorers found themselves in deadly peril when the blizzard hit the mountain.
  • Escaping the burning skyscraper was a moment of deadly peril for the office workers.
  • Soldiers on the front lines face deadly peril every single day.
  • Many sailors have lost their lives to the deadly peril of the deep sea storms.
  • The legendary hero saved the kingdom from the deadly peril of the invading army.
  • Spreading the biological weapon would put the entire population in deadly peril.
  • She realized her life was in deadly peril as the shadow moved toward her bed.
  • Navigating through the old minefield was a task fraught with deadly peril.
  • The mission to repair the reactor involved moments of deadly peril for the engineers.
  • Without oxygen, the stranded divers remained in deadly peril beneath the ice.