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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The wood stork was once endangered with only 5,000 nesting pairs in the United States in the 1970s, but as of 2023 that had grown to more than 11,000 nesting pairs, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Filed in 2023, the lawsuit comes from a group of Tennessee women who say their lives were endangered after they were denied emergency abortions under the state’s ban.
—Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
The judge also gave him 12 years for recklessly endangering safety.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Invasive plants endanger native species, both plants as well as the insects and birds that depend on them.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Filed in 2023, the lawsuit comes from a group of Tennessee women who say their lives were endangered after they were denied emergency abortions under the state’s ban.
—Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
The judge also gave him 12 years for recklessly endangering safety.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Invasive plants endanger native species, both plants as well as the insects and birds that depend on them.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 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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