Not in vain has your dear husband periled all, if the martyrdom of one hero is worth more than the life of a million cowards.
And the poor slaves, for whom he periled so much, into what depths of hopelessness and woe are they again plunged!
I was truly sorry to hear of the fate of that poor fellow who had periled so much for liberty.
So that in other days, when far and wide Other lost children have for succor cried, The one now periled may be help and guide?
The fugitive king is not thinking of his flight, of any dangers that may beset him, of the companions at his side, or even of where he shall lay his periled head in the night that is coming.
Specie was not to be had--the paper currency was nearly annihilated--many who had periled life for Liberty and shaken off the foreign yoke felt that they were again in cruel bondage.
In so doing he periled his life, as he had placed his name upon the Declaration of Independence--then sneeringly called the death warrant of the signers by the Tories and their coadjutors--the British.
Life was so often periled with them, dangers and difficulties so often encountered, that existence without activity was rather a burden than otherwise.
Each man here would have periled his own head to find another in thy place; but it could not be.
His intentions were as clear as the sunlight, and the fact was, he had periled his own fortune in a dangerous time, to help others who were in straits, and he had been called to leave it at a dangerous time, and disaster has followed.
Sometimes it seemed to her that every thought was a prayer for that periled soul.
He may thus be taught without lessening the veneration which he ought to feel for those who periled life and fortune in defense of the liberty we now enjoy.
It was an effort in the cause of freedom worthy of its divine character; and the men who thus periledlife and endured pain, whatever may have been their course in after life, deserve the highest praise from the hearts and lips of posterity.
Uncounted gold shall be given to the man whose brave right hand, For the love of the periled city, plucks down yon burning brand!
He stood in the gate of the temple he had periled his life to save, And the face of the unknown hero was the sable face of a slave!
The Count de Fersen, a most noble-spirited young gentleman from Sweden, most cheerfully periled his life in undertaking the exterior arrangements of this hazardous enterprise.
A few devoted friends periled their own lives by gaining occasional access to her.
It would have periled his safety had she attempted to share his asylum.
Shortess has periled all, and worn himself out in struggling under an influence that took the life of Dr.
Whitman periled every thing and lost his life to save the country.
It is but "a modern instance" how a mother, if she be but a hen, becomes bold as a tigress for her periled offspring.
In this heroic undertaking they periled their lives, more certainly, than those who took part in the fierce charge of Balaclava.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "periled" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
