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Definition of Periled
1. peril [v] - See also: peril
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periled
Literary usage of Periled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Papers and Addresses of Benjamin Harrison, Twenty-third President of by Benjamin Harrison (1893)
"... those who periled their lives for the cause. All honor to the New England
mother, the queen of the New England home! There, in those nurseries of virtue ..."
2. A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose (1857)
"periled; for, at the lowest computation, it would give upwards of twelve thousand
pounds of English money. Venus, Venus Anadyomene, and an Alexander; ..."
3. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by United States President, James Daniel Richardson (1908)
"who periled their lives in the cause of science and for the benefit of the world,
were supposed to be imprisoned among the icebergs or wrecked upon a ..."
4. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 by United States President, James Daniel Richardson (1897)
"who periled their lives in the cause of science and for the benefit of the world,
were supposed to be imprisoned among the icebergs or wrecked upon a desert ..."
5. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"Who has periled more in this struggle than I have ? [Cheers. ] But then, to make
them their peculiar friends and favorites of the soldiers, ..."
6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"Mr. Wilson, in explanation of the provisions of the bill, said: "Sir, we have
endeavored to frame this great measure for the defence of the periled nation ..."
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