perilously close to

idiom

somewhat formal

: at or to a point where one is in great danger of (something happening)

The company was perilously close to bankruptcy.

She came perilously close to drowning.

Examples of perilously close to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cape Town, South Africa, came perilously close to running out of fresh water for its nearly 5 million people in 2018 during an epic, three-year drought. —Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025

Earlier in the week, the European AI model had the storm coming perilously close to the Carolinas. —Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

As pointed out by Gatis Pavils at Wondermondo, this giant gem of a blue gum is almost perilously close to clearcut areas. —Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025

After years of out-of-town restaurateurs flooding Miami, a move that only intensified after the arrival of the Michelin Guide in 2022, the Miami market now feels perilously close to oversaturation. —Connie Ogle july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025

Rhymes for perilously close to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou