How to use "perilous" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "perilous" in popular movie and book plots

  • He manages to win his freedom and after a long and perilous journey comes back home.  - The Land of Foam
  • Gary Lucas has many perilous adventures in the "home world" simulation, which he accepts as entirely real.  - Ice (Johnson novel)
  • They eventually uncover the cannon and thousands in gold bullion after perilous underwater adventures.  - The Secret of Pirates' Hill
  • Traveling cross-country, he sets out on a perilous journey, attempting to meet up with the nurses who have gone on ahead.  - Battle Circus (film)
  • Ike's route takes him across perilous terrain, and across the Amoebic Sea in its quest for Leo.  - Alien Planet
  • As the player attempts to mount a perilous dive for sunken treasure, several characters offer their help.  - Cutthroats
  • Why does Martin, son of Mattimeo, undertake a perilous voyage with his brave companions.  - The Pearls of Lutra
  • Krakua tells Vakama that six Toa are going to make a perilous quest into the darkest place he could imagine in order for Krakua to exist.  - Bionicle Adventures
  • As against that, making a false judgement could be far more perilous to Dee's kind of magistrate than to a modern western one.  - Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee
  • The four drivers embark upon a perilous journey of over 200 miles, facing many hazards and internal conflicts.  - Sorcerer (film)
  • Weston and Devine do not further harm Ransom, focussing their attention on the perilous journey home.  - Out of the Silent Planet
  • Tristran and Yvaine escape the witch-queen, but find themselves in an almost equally perilous situation.  - Stardust (novel)
  • They make a perilous climb down the stairs but fire forces them up to the Promenade Room.  - The Towering Inferno
  • Star informs him that he is the one to embark on a perilous quest to retrieve the Egg of the Phoenix.  - Glory Road
  • Vastly outnumbered by the natives, the humans are forced to attempt a perilous return to known space by reversing the erroneous transition.  - Starman Jones
  • After killing D'Sparil, Corvus ends up on a perilous journey with little hope of returning home.  - Heretic (video game)

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