endanger
verb
en·dan·ger
in-ˈdān-jər 
en-
endangered; endangering
in-ˈdān-jə-riŋ
-ˈdānj-riŋ,
en-
: to bring into danger or peril
recklessly endangering innocent lives
: to create a dangerous situation
driving to endanger
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Examples of endanger in a Sentence
Parents feared that the dog could endanger their children.
The severe drought has endangered crops throughout the area.
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Smith also defended the prosecution by arguing that Trump endangered the right to vote and have that vote counted.
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
According to Pygmy Hippo Conservation, the hippo species, native to West Africa, was declared endangered in 1993, when only 2,000–2,500 individuals remained in the wild.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
But practically, ByteDance may not have much of a choice at all, because the Chinese government has said it is not allowed to sell TikTok, and flouting the Chinese government could endanger both ByteDance’s business and its employees’ personal safety.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Prioritizing ideological defiance over pragmatic cooperation with federal authorities could inadvertently endanger the very communities these leaders are sworn to protect.
—Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
According to Pygmy Hippo Conservation, the hippo species, native to West Africa, was declared endangered in 1993, when only 2,000–2,500 individuals remained in the wild.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
But practically, ByteDance may not have much of a choice at all, because the Chinese government has said it is not allowed to sell TikTok, and flouting the Chinese government could endanger both ByteDance’s business and its employees’ personal safety.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Prioritizing ideological defiance over pragmatic cooperation with federal authorities could inadvertently endanger the very communities these leaders are sworn to protect.
—Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endanger. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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endanger
verb
en·dan·ger
in-ˈdān-jər
endangered; endangering
-ˈdānj-(ə-)riŋ
: to bring into danger or peril
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