How to Use endanger in a Sentence

endanger

verb

• The severe drought has endangered crops throughout the area.
• Parents feared that the dog could endanger their children.
• They’re listed as endangered under state and federal law.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
• Cracked hoses that leak air and mask and fin straps that are on the verge of tearing can endanger a diver’s life.
  — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
• The roseate spoonbill isn't endangered or rare, but the bay of Green Bay is quite far away from its normal habitat.
  — Jeff Bollier, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
• They’re listed as federal and state endangered, and in the summer roost in trees, and search for caves and mines in the winter.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
• Why would Frank code something that could endanger his whole project?
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022
• Plus, taking care of habitats so species don't become endangered in the first place is the gold standard.
  — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
• As rare and endangered as the exotic white tiger, the Yurchenko Double Pike is, for now, extinct.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
• The event was endangered after the volunteer group that long ran the fireworks in the East Side park said in March the event had become too large for the group to manage.
  — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
• Zelensky warned that the lack of aid was urgent, and could endanger Ukraine’s major cities.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
• Today, blue whales are still endangered and face a number of threats, though whaling is now broadly banned across the globe.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
• The area is home to sea turtles, including the Kemp’s Ridley, as well as Rice’s whales, both of which are endangered.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
• The former appeared in court on Wednesday on the charge of endangering children.
  — Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
• Georgia certainly did nothing to endanger its No. 1 ranking, but the schedule looks a lot tougher the rest of the way.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 16 Oct. 2022
• But a 24-year-old man was charged with endangering a child and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
  — CBS News, 30 May 2023
• Taylor was charged in April with felony child neglect and one count of recklessly leaving a firearm to endanger a child.
  — Michelle Watson, CNN, 10 May 2023
• But his life becomes endangered when Katniss and Peeta beat him at his own game.
  — Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 19 May 2024
• But the chemotherapy would endanger her chances of having kids.
  — Rob Stein, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
• She was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
  — Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• The state has fought against listing other Alaska species as endangered.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
• The closer the freeway encroaches, the more chance that the vehicular noise will spook the horses and endanger the riders.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2022
• In essence, the tribe declared the fish endangered 18 years before the Endangered Species Act was enacted.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2023
• At the time, the bald eagle — the national bird of the U.S. since 1782 — was endangered, and environmentalists were concerned about the gift.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
• Last year, Australia declared koalas endangered in some eastern parts of the country.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2023
• But for Nova to be endangered, or at least heavily constrained, is a sad state for a very useful tool.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
• The procedure is allowed at any point if the pregnancy would endanger the health or life of a pregnant person.
  — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
• The boyfriend, 24-year-old Tyler Griffen, left the woman bruised after the fight that also endangered their 8-month-old baby.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 3 May 2023
• Among them is a plan to reverse a ban on offshore gas and oil exploration, which could endanger the country’s rich marine life.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
• The singing, chanting, and DIY percussion serves to not only symbolically rouse the trees from their slumber but to scare off bugs, blight, and whatever bad spirits might endanger them.
  — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024