How to Use jeopardize in a Sentence

jeopardize

verb

• His health has been jeopardized by poor nutrition.
• All but one of the 28 thrusters seem OK, but the fear is that if too many conk out again, the crew’s safety could be jeopardized.
  — Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
• That would raise costs and jeopardize the whole system.
  — Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• To challenge the status quo was to jeopardize one’s precious place within it.
  — Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• Sheila said the family was told in the beginning not to comment, in order not to jeopardize it.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 10 Nov. 2022
• Yes, cardio may burn more calories, but too much can jeopardize your gains.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• The agents seized one big drug shipment but held back on actions that might jeopardize their surveillance.
  — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2022
• Some nurses, like Morris, have gone on to jeopardize the health of more patients as the board failed to act on earlier complaints.
  — Emily Hopkins, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2023
• The Hornets’ brain trust must find a way to accelerate their path without jeopardizing the future in the process.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2024
• This includes healthy relationships that can be jeopardized because of stress, burnout, and lack of self-care.
  — Gabriel Kinder, CNN, 5 May 2023
• The two male residents spoke to The Times anonymously, one to respect his 12-step program and the other out of concern his job would be jeopardized.
  — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
• The pair outlined their goals to the young team — and their parents — and tried to allay fears the equity fight could jeopardize their budding soccer careers.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• Carl Nargle is worried about the success of a younger, cooler painter who might jeopardize his success.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2023
• Putting such species in new places would jeopardize those relationships, Bruce said.
  — Alex Brown, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
• Analysts said the chaos at Zhengzhou could jeopardize Apple and Foxconn’s output in the coming weeks.
  — Diksha Madhok, CNN, 1 Nov. 2022
• Though never enacted, the mere threat was enough to jeopardize the pipeline, which was 90 percent complete.
  — Erika Solomon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
• The Comets had fallen in the standings, jeopardizing their playoff hopes by winning just one of their previous 10 games.
  — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
• Such funding could be jeopardized if Ting’s bill succeeds.
  — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• The opening has jeopardized the party’s chances of keeping the district in its column, which is crucial if Democrats hope to win control of the House in November.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Reddit’s quest for more income jeopardizes the free labor it’s built on—the entire structure of the company.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 20 June 2023
• And in more recent years, sleep medicine researchers have also gained a greater understanding of how a lack of sleep can jeopardize mental health.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
• Prosecutors fear that the LAPD gang unit scandal could jeopardize more than 300 cases, sources say.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• That would jeopardize the corporate mission in a much more direct manner.
  — Felix Salmon, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
• Any further losses to the Big Ten might jeopardize the conference's long-term existence.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
• DeSantis’ letter states that the move would jeopardize the state’s response to hurricanes.
  — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
• Democrats are unlikely to jeopardize their chances with a messy convention.
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
• Marty’s future existence is jeopardized when his now-teen mom (Liana Hunt) falls not for Marty’s dad but instead for this strange new kid in town.
  — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
• No one wants to jeopardize other people’s trust in them by acting as a reference for someone who turns out to be unpleasant on set or cannot get the work done.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
• Netanyahu’s office shot back, saying Gallant’s comments jeopardize talks to release the hostages held in Gaza.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
• The stakes are high since some cities receive nearly half of their budgets from taxes on cardrooms, meaning a tribal victory in court could jeopardize money for police, firefighters and other local services.
  — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2024