imminent peril
Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words
A more formal or literary term for immediate and serious danger.
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- The crew realized they were in imminent peril as the storm intensified.
- The ship's crew was in imminent peril as the storm intensified.
- Ignoring the warnings, the climbers faced imminent peril from the approaching avalanche.
- The city faced imminent peril from the advancing wildfire.
- A sense of imminent peril spread through the village as the volcano began to erupt.
- The report warned of the imminent peril facing the endangered species.
- Through quick thinking, the pilot managed to avert imminent peril for all passengers.
- We must act now to save these people from imminent peril.
- The scout reported imminent peril from enemy forces, prompting an immediate evacuation.
- The court can intervene if a child is found to be in imminent peril.
- Despite the imminent peril, the rescue workers bravely entered the collapsed building.
- The structural damage placed the building's residents in imminent peril.
- Historians recount how the ancient city lived under imminent peril of invasion for decades.
- He didn't realize the imminent peril he was in until it was too late.
- His reckless decisions placed the entire mission in imminent peril.
- Emergency protocols are activated when there is a threat of imminent peril.
- The documentary highlighted species facing imminent peril due to habitat destruction.
- Soldiers often find themselves in situations of imminent peril.
- With resources dwindling, the isolated outpost faced imminent peril of starvation.
- Scientists are monitoring the volcano for signs of imminent peril to nearby towns.