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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The Trump administration’s financial support for Ukraine – without which its survival is truly in doubt – is now endangered.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Mass firings across federal agencies responsible for wildfire prevention and public lands management will endanger Coloradans and put at risk the state’s mountains, rivers and grasslands, state leaders said.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2025
But growing frustration among companies over recent judicial decisions has led to threats to leave, endangering crucial business incorporation revenue for the First State.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
These changes threaten culturally and economically significant species, ultimately endangering the livelihoods that depend on them.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endanger. Accessed 25 Feb. 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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