imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl 
-ˈpe-rəl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to bring into peril : endanger
Examples of imperil in a Sentence
The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners.
The financial health of the company was imperiled by a string of bad investments.
a list of imperiled species
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In opposition, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham suggested Zelenskyy resign, adding that the altercation had imperiled future U.S. support for Ukraine.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
If the committee can’t save at least that much, the entire effort could be imperiled because of the special process Congress is using to avoid a Senate filibuster.
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
In particular, the native inhabitants of Niflheim, which look like a cross between giant woodlice and star-nosed moles and yet are capable of being cute, bring to mind Okja’s super pigs, especially when one of the babies is imperiled.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
Threat level: Zinc sellers were already struggling with declining prices before Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency and then the president imperiled the penny.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
If the committee can’t save at least that much, the entire effort could be imperiled because of the special process Congress is using to avoid a Senate filibuster.
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
In particular, the native inhabitants of Niflheim, which look like a cross between giant woodlice and star-nosed moles and yet are capable of being cute, bring to mind Okja’s super pigs, especially when one of the babies is imperiled.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
Threat level: Zinc sellers were already struggling with declining prices before Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency and then the president imperiled the penny.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for imperil
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imperil. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to place in great danger : endanger
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