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• On his sonar, Kerby saw that the Pisces had flown perilously close to the crater’s wall.
  — Susan Casey, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
• The weather was rough, and strong winds pushed the two schooners perilously close to the disabled steamer.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2023
• Plus, anything that goes on your face can be perilously close to your eyes, nose, and mouth.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
• The tow arrived and tried to assist by midmorning, but by that time the boat was perilously close to the reef and the seas too rocky.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
• And then there’s the wildfires themselves, which this year came perilously close to many tree farms.
  — oregonlive, 26 Nov. 2020
• Vlad had saved the last box for his grandparents, who lived nearby, in a house perilously close to the river.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022
• The Ravens lost Lamar Jackson to a knee injury and came perilously close to a defeat that would have cast doubt on their playoff chances.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2022
• A couple of notable tech CEOs are sailing perilously close to that line.
  — Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 15 June 2023
• The vase rested on a credenza placed perilously close to the trajectory of the bed.
  — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
• The whole thing was fun to watch, but also felt perilously close to an extended music video.
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 10 June 2022
• High temperatures across the state on Tuesday were mostly in the 90s -- and some spots came perilously close to the triple-digit mark.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Sep. 2022
• The war in the Middle East that erupted last October is perilously close to widening.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
• But between that and all this episode’s jokes about the headaches of democracy, the show is veering perilously close to being pro-Empire.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023
• That day, Knebel came perilously close to missing her chance to say later that her life of despair turned into a life of beauty.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
• Today, the lake is perilously close to dead pool status, when the reservoir dips below 895 feet and is so low that water cannot flow downstream from the Hoover Dam.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 25 July 2022
• In the weeks since Israel and Iran came perilously close to war, other developments have for the moment pushed the episode into the background.
  — Ali M. Ansari, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
• That road sits perilously close to the Nisqually River, running wild as the once-forever ice rivers of Mount Rainier disappear.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• The artist behind the work, _n.a.l, posted a brief video of his handiwork, with Drake sitting stock still as the tattoo gun floated perilously close to his eye.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2022
• The pandemic brought dark times: The bar remained perilously close to insolvency for much of 2020.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
• Three separate, smaller fires broke out in Yavuz’s village, one perilously close to her hives.
  — Katie Nadworny, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2022
• The idea comes perilously close to becoming a gimmick that has worn out its welcome, but director David Reed’s fine cast has the timing and rhythm right.
  — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
• Gas prices are getting perilously close to $4 per gallon, seen as a tipping point for Americans, AAA said.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• Taken out of context, the seeming mysticism comes perilously close to kitsch.
  — Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
• The kitchen's cabinetry had grown dated, and the space included a peninsula cooktop whose rear burners were perilously close to the dinette.
  — Andria Hayday, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2021
• The postseason heartbeat that was rediscovered with that dramatic win over the Rams is perilously close to going away for good.
  — Michael Lerseth, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• That came perilously close to happening in October 1993, when Yeltsin sent tanks into the center of Moscow to shell the parliament building that had been seized by armed rebels.
  — Andrew Higgins, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
• Experts have warned that the government is coming perilously close to defaulting on its foreign debt.
  — Shaiq Hussain, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023
• Highsmith’s salary might also put Miami perilously close to the second apron, if the open market proves lucrative.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
• His ship rolled perilously close to the water’s edge during a terrifying typhoon that sank other vessels and sickened his crew.
  — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Dec. 2021
• Some of these asteroids stray perilously close to Earth threatening fireflies, cicadas, surfers, and everything else.
  — Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2024

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024