How to Use in danger in a Sentence

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  • In the end, the whole town seems in danger of fading away.
    Charles McGrath, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Melissa couldn’t shake the thought that her sister had to be in danger.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 30 July 2024
  • In the show, Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts find out their troop is in danger of disbanding.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 12 June 2024
  • He was trapped by banks of snow and ice and was in danger of getting pulled under the ice by the current.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • However, the caller said there was no weapon and that no one was in danger at the time.
    Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Friends called and sent videos, warning their house was in danger of being washed away.
    CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Around 40 percent of the Earth’s wild plant species are in danger of extinction.
    Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.
    James Baldwin, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Sol, worried that the twins might be in danger, urged his Jedi friends to see for themselves.
    Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 9 July 2024
  • But with other injuries, the depth is in danger of dropping.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Davis went to third on a ground out and was in danger of being stranded when Brent Rooker struck out.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The exception for when the life of the pregnant person is in danger would remain.
    USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • The exception for when the life of the pregnant person is in danger would remain.
    USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • Their job is to rapidly deploy to areas along the front that are in danger of collapse.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • When Wilbur is in danger, Charlotte helps him out by spinning webs in his honor around the farm.
    Christian Dashiell, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • The court noted that the procedure was legal if her life were in danger so no crime could be proved.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Abortions can occur past then if the mother’s life is in danger.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
  • The group maintained that the hostages' lives are in danger and a deal should be signed immediately.
    Suzan Haidamous and Maham Javaid The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 18 July 2024
  • No one has been injured in the fire and no other structures are in danger, Clackamas fire said.
    Austindedios, oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
  • No staff or other inmates were injured and at no time was the public in danger.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 11 June 2023
  • Pedestrians and bikers will be in danger from patrons zipping in and out of the drive-thru.
    Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • Alice begs for the knave’s freedom, putting herself in danger.
    Liesbeth Powers, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
  • Animals at the ranch were not in danger and were unharmed, the fire department said.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The crew was not in danger at any point during the incident, according to NASA.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 24 June 2024
  • The $120 million park is not in danger of sliding into the Ohio, parks officials say.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • The $120 million park is not in danger of sliding into the Ohio, parks officials say.
    The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Exceptions are also in place if the life or health of a pregnant woman is in danger.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 June 2024
  • With Maxine and her friends’ lives in danger yet again, the horror of her past begins to unravel.
    Lexi Carson, Variety, 3 July 2024
  • As a result, they're cheated out of money and find themselves in danger of identity theft.
    Casey Marquette, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
  • People sometimes marked these extremes with rocks that could stand as warnings for a future that was in danger of forgetting the past.
    Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024

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