How to Use dangerous ground/territory in a Sentence

dangerous ground/territory

noun

• The three of them climbed into the cragginess, up and up, to the lookout, to the next lookout, until the parched, dangerous ground was very far away.
  — Sarah Braunstei, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021
• Although on the surface level, this game will help one team get back on track, for the other, its dangerous territory.
  — Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2022
• Morant is treading dangerous ground with his antics, which seem perplexing to those who’ve closely followed his story.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2023
• And Wednesday’s speech came at a moment when Mr. Biden’s approval ratings on the economy are in dangerous territory.
  — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 29 June 2023
• The past week, the U.S. has been treading dangerous territory after hitting the national debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
• Biden’s current numbers are in more dangerous territory for an incumbent than Obama’s ever were at this same point in time.
  — Mark Murray, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
• But Yeoh’s drive could also push her into dangerous territory.
  — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2022
• Both were freelancers who embraced working in dangerous territory; both had been kidnapped before and escaped.
  — Rachel Weiner, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2022
• The special operation finds the spies treading into dangerous territory, while also having to put up with the casual sexism of the time period.
  — Kevin Jacobsen and Terry Terrones Updated, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
• That set up a free kick in dangerous territory for the Reign, who immediately capitalized.
  — oregonlive, 28 June 2023
• In using the red-line wording, with its vivid suggestion of some kind of tripwire, Mr. Biden was also wading into dangerous territory for American presidents.
  — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
• Generally, it's understood that Paxlovid may help to shorten the length of a sickness, and in any case, help to keep individuals' symptoms from progressing into dangerous territory.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 2022
• The country’s finances depend heavily on international investors willing to buy more of its national debt, now about 84% of its GDP (dangerous territory for a small, slow-growing economy).
  — Camille Squires, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2022
• Windchill values tonight and tomorrow night are expected to drop into dangerous territory.
  — Mike Rose, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
• The National Weather Service has hoisted a heat advisory for eastern portions of our area Thursday as heat indexes heat into dangerous territory.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
• But a desire to push further on towards Crimea, however understandable, might lead to Russia escalating the conflict into very dangerous territory indeed.
  — The Editors, National Review, 10 Nov. 2022
• Tipping points make decarbonization trajectories much more uncertain and can land us in dangerous territory.
  — Bygabriel Labbate, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
• Johnson traveled into the dangerous territory, usually by himself, his preferred mode.
  — Dallas News, 17 June 2022
• The figures reflect what is widely known about extremely hot weather: As the temperature rises into dangerous territory, the number of people who suffer from heat exhaustion or a potentially deadly heat stroke rises in tandem.
  — J. David Goodman, New York Times, 13 July 2023
• Already, the outbreak is heading toward dangerous territory.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2023
• Some areas in the region have already experienced temperatures outside of the range for human productivity and into dangerous territory for human survival.
  — Heather Randell, The Conversation, 28 June 2022

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024