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Definition of Imperils
1. imperil [v] - See also: imperil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imperils
Literary usage of Imperils
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1920)
"He handles his hero with affectionate jocularity bordering on farce; he imperils
John's dignity by laying bare ..."
2. The Land and the Book, Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and by William McClure Thomson (1886)
"Apostasy imperils Life.—The Attributes of God.- Spiritual Beings.—Worship of
Saints.—The Resurrection of the Body.—Judgment at the Last Day.—Paradise. ..."
3. Asiatic Studies, Religious and Social by Alfred Comyn Lyall (1899)
"... and its own power—Question whether rapid decline of religious beliefs imperils
morality; and as to possibility of any great national or moral changes. ..."
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