How to Use endangered in a Sentence
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But red wolves are the most endangered canid in the entire world.
— Arkansas Online, 2 July 2021 -
The search leads him to El Negro, a vet who asks him to join in the rescue of an endangered jaguar.
— John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023 -
In 2007, the bald eagle was removed from the list of threatened and endangered species.
— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024 -
The Mexican gray wolf is the most endangered subspecies of wolf in the world.
— Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022 -
There haven't been any sites removed from the endangered list this time around.
— Francesca Street, CNN, 28 July 2021 -
Among those moved to the endangered list: the country’s iconic koala.
— New York Times, 19 July 2022 -
Astute birders have a chance to spot rare and endangered birds at the refuge.
— Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2022 -
For two weeks in May, researchers sailed around part of the gulf, which is the only place vaquitas — the most endangered porpoise in the world — live.
— Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 June 2023 -
The manual gearbox is an endangered species at this point, outsold by EVs in the U.S. since the end of the last decade.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2023 -
More than 2,000 of those endangered species are used for medicines, food and fuel.
— Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 -
This area is also home to five out of the seven endangered sea turtle species in the world.
— Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022 -
In New England, there are nine species of bats, among them the endangered little brown bat.
— Olivia Deng, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023 -
The bald eagle was removed from the nation’s endangered species list in 2007.
— Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023 -
But now they’ve been joined by 53 of Australia’s most endangered bird species.
— Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2021 -
Last week, a rare and endangered okapi calf was born at the zoo to parents Kayin and Bosomi.
— Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 Sep. 2022 -
That all makes the endangered program all the more important.
— Chloe Berger, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023 -
Is the algorithm going to make the out-of-shape nebbish standup an endangered species?
— Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023 -
The San Diego Zoo recently caught one of its endangered elephants dancing – and singing – in the rain.
— Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 -
North Carolinians have been working to save the endangered wolves since the 1970s.
— Laura Bratton, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The purpose: to prevent the boats from hitting an endangered right whale.
— Douglas Kennedy, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2022 -
Even with the canal’s closure, there still may not be enough water for the endangered fish, the bureau said in a press release.
— oregonlive, 20 June 2021 -
At the same time, speakers of small and endangered languages are not sitting idly by.
— Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 -
This movement has a unique if endangered place in the nation’s psyche.
— Alexander Smith, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023 -
One man's poor night of sleep saved the life of an endangered sea turtle in South Carolina last week.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2021 -
The jiggly, shiny baby is a welcome ray of light for an endangered species.
— Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Flip a light switch, feed an endangered tortoise to a badger.
— Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024 -
The suit contends that the fishery should be closed to protect endangered killer whales in Puget Sound that feed on chinook salmon.
— Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2023 -
But, thanks to a few factors, the stand-alone motel soon became an endangered species.
— Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024 -
This is the second time Louisiana has been able to take an endangered species and bring it to the point that it can be hunted safely.
— Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024 -
This unique area, known for its rare and endangered plant species, is essential for global biodiversity.
— Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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