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.
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The most dangerous place in the U.S. for us is in our homes.
— Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 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 -
The candidates who are most dangerous, Lawrence notes, are the ones who want the job.
— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 -
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 -
But Cline warns that the hunt will be more dangerous than ever too.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2021 -
Authentic toys can be dangerous, too, in the hands of a young child.
— Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 26 Nov. 2021 -
Rydberg had five shots in the game, and a few dangerous crosses.
— Dan Shalin, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2017 -
The cars now [are] extremely fast on the street -- very dangerous.
— John Kapetaneas, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2021 -
But many missed the target and of those that did, few were truly dangerous.
— Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 30 June 2018 -
Season 1 was all about averting Armageddon, dangerous prophecies, and the End of the World.
— Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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