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Sentence example with the word 'perilously'
perilously
Definition
adv.
in a dangerous manner
Last update: August 2, 2015
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With Alex, the relationship seemed to be either grinding up a long hill or plunging
perilously
toward the depths of despair.
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Yet they often came
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near.
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From the ledge he stepped to another,
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.
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The wash of the heavy boat made the frail canoe rock
perilously
, but its three occupants appeared not to notice it.
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Rebecca's state of mind came
perilously
near to disease, she thought.
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Still it was
perilously
near dawn ere she found what she was sure was the right one; but it was padlocked.
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There was an empty chamber in your revolver, you were
perilously
close to my cousin's camp.
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