How to Use dangerous ground/territory in a Sentence
dangerous ground/territory
noun-
The three of them climbed into the cragginess, up and up, to the lookout, to the next lookout, until the parched, dangerous ground was very far away.
— Sarah Braunstei, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021 -
Although on the surface level, this game will help one team get back on track, for the other, its dangerous territory.
— Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2022 -
Morant is treading dangerous ground with his antics, which seem perplexing to those who’ve closely followed his story.
— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2023 -
And Wednesday’s speech came at a moment when Mr. Biden’s approval ratings on the economy are in dangerous territory.
— Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 29 June 2023 -
The past week, the U.S. has been treading dangerous territory after hitting the national debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion.
— Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023 -
But Yeoh’s drive could also push her into dangerous territory.
— Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2022 -
Both were freelancers who embraced working in dangerous territory; both had been kidnapped before and escaped.
— Rachel Weiner, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2022 -
That set up a free kick in dangerous territory for the Reign, who immediately capitalized.
— oregonlive, 28 June 2023 -
Generally, it's understood that Paxlovid may help to shorten the length of a sickness, and in any case, help to keep individuals' symptoms from progressing into dangerous territory.
— Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 2022 -
The country’s finances depend heavily on international investors willing to buy more of its national debt, now about 84% of its GDP (dangerous territory for a small, slow-growing economy).
— Camille Squires, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2022 -
Windchill values tonight and tomorrow night are expected to drop into dangerous territory.
— Mike Rose, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023 -
The National Weather Service has hoisted a heat advisory for eastern portions of our area Thursday as heat indexes heat into dangerous territory.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 -
But a desire to push further on towards Crimea, however understandable, might lead to Russia escalating the conflict into very dangerous territory indeed.
— The Editors, National Review, 10 Nov. 2022 -
Johnson traveled into the dangerous territory, usually by himself, his preferred mode.
— Dallas News, 17 June 2022 -
The figures reflect what is widely known about extremely hot weather: As the temperature rises into dangerous territory, the number of people who suffer from heat exhaustion or a potentially deadly heat stroke rises in tandem.
— J. David Goodman, New York Times, 13 July 2023 -
Already, the outbreak is heading toward dangerous territory.
— Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2023 -
Some areas in the region have already experienced temperatures outside of the range for human productivity and into dangerous territory for human survival.
— Heather Randell, The Conversation, 28 June 2022
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