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
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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Atlanta provided him a second chance, but that opportunity appears endangered.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
With fewer than 400 individuals left in fragmented forest habitats, it is critically endangered.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
This electricity powers homes, water and wastewater treatment plants, hospitals and industry; the loss of this electricity would endanger the health, environment, welfare and safety of millions of Americans.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Broadly, Cruise is a star who's vocally passionate about movies, specifically a practical, tactile, and tangible means of filmmaking that's becoming endangered in this age of CGI and AI.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
With fewer than 400 individuals left in fragmented forest habitats, it is critically endangered.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
This electricity powers homes, water and wastewater treatment plants, hospitals and industry; the loss of this electricity would endanger the health, environment, welfare and safety of millions of Americans.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Broadly, Cruise is a star who's vocally passionate about movies, specifically a practical, tactile, and tangible means of filmmaking that's becoming endangered in this age of CGI and AI.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for endanger
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endanger. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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