Sentence examples for parlous fate from inspiring English sources

Heretics and infidels, like myself, will be gratified to have avoided a more parlous fate.

On April 5, 1895, Oscar Wilde was holed up at the Cadogan Hotel, in London, torn between fleeing the country and facing a parlous fate.

Their fate, my fate.

The parlous position of news brands remains.

The country's finances are parlous.

It was parlous when he arrived.

The economy is in a parlous state.

The topic incites me to parlous pondering".

Mr. Chen's position was already parlous.

If parlous means "perilous," who needs both?

The family finances were, moreover, parlous.