How to Use dangerous in a Sentence

dangerous

adjective
  • The city can be a dangerous place to live.
  • The storms may cause dangerous flooding.
  • He is wanted for assault with a dangerous weapon.
  • He often drives at dangerous speeds.
  • She got into a car accident while driving through a dangerous intersection.
  • The most dangerous place in the U.S. for us is in our homes.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The soggy mud will be too dangerous and easy for any walker to get stuck, Palmeter said.
    The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Drafting with only positional need in mind can be dangerous.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
  • Ligia, who loses her virginity to him, discovers that a dangerous creature is growing inside of her too.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 May 2024
  • The pollutants are especially dangerous for children and young people whose lungs are still developing.
    Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
  • We are left with an America that is more dangerous for pregnant women — because their care is restricted, beyond reproductive rights.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • After all, space exploration is dangerous for a whole host of reasons, including the real danger of potential failure of a spacecraft or launch vehicle that can result in death.
    Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But that is a very dangerous game to play in the play-in round.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2022
  • All 11 to the ball, that popped out on the screen, and their front four is dangerous.
    Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 30 Nov. 2019
  • The thrills come when the would-be thieves are trapped inside the house with a very dangerous Lang.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • That's dangerous—the board can kick back—so use a miter gauge to chop the pieces to length.
    Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The first one, with Belgium dangerous and on the front foot, was quite a bit of fun.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2018
  • The most dangerous habit for cheaters is to send photos and videos.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020
  • Lod’s tap-in came from Sang Bin Jeong putting a dangerous ball across the goal mouth.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Exposed rocks to the east of the beach are dangerous and should be avoided.
    Staff Report, Post-Tribune, 3 July 2018
  • Pierce has been the Bearcats' most dangerous deep threat over the last three seasons.
    Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Some of the most dangerous waste was shipped off-site by train and buried in Nevada.
    cincinnati.com, 17 Mar. 2020
  • In truth, my drive from my home to the airport was more dangerous than my flight.
    Tom Keane, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2018
  • The job, at that point, felt so reckless and dangerous.
    Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Oh, and watch out for the falling prop, that could have been rather dangerous.
    Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2021
  • At times, a poster's denial can be dangerous, the study found.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Nov. 2019
  • And then there’s the last question, which is too dangerous to type out here.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Here are some of the take-homes: Why is wildfire smoke so dangerous?
    Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Okay not so dangerous there (above ^^^, but stay with me).
    SI.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • July was California’s hottest month ever, as climate warms to dangerous new extremes.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024

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