How to Use jeopardy in a Sentence

jeopardy

noun

• With the gold medal in jeopardy, the U.S. knew where to turn to protect it.
  — Brian Mahoney, ajc, 7 Aug. 2021
• The Wyoming game next week could be in jeopardy as well.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2022
• The future of the event founded in 1994 was in jeopardy.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 June 2021
• This is a book about the role of the press in a democracy that’s in grave jeopardy.
  — Kathy Kiely, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• One false move, and all the months of jeopardy would be for nothing.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
• Without a deal by the end of the month, an on-time start to the season would be in jeopardy.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
• The Paris process, in other words, would be in great jeopardy.
  — Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2022
• Putin, meanwhile, blamed Ukraine for putting the plant in jeopardy.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2022
• But an arm injury has put the unique QB matchup in jeopardy.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 1 Apr. 2023
• But the nation is not out of the woods, and some states are in greater jeopardy than others.
  — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 18 July 2024
• The future of the Ryder Cup could be in jeopardy amid golf's big split.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022
• This is not the first time Crisman's Super Bowl streak has been put in jeopardy.
  — Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
• Glenn’s job seemed to be in jeopardy when the Lions got off to a slow start, but the defense has done a 180 since the bye.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2022
• Shlyak worries that any strides made by Ukraine since the 1990s could be in jeopardy.
  — Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2022
• Why in the world should their comfort and care for Cotton be in jeopardy?
  — chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2021
• But in Texas, that would have put them in legal jeopardy.
  — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
• Not only have the Ravens lost three in a row to put their playoff hopes in jeopardy.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 24 Dec. 2021
• Since the school has been closed for the remainder of the year, the squad’s status is in jeopardy anyway.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022
• By the end of the episode, the Preserve has been found and marked by the Last Men, putting the future of this sanctuary in jeopardy.
  — Oliver Sava, Vulture, 5 June 2021
• The only exception to Ohio's law is if the life of the mother is in jeopardy.
  — Bethany Bruner, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022
• The only exception is if the life of the woman is in jeopardy.
  — Kevin McGill, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2022
• The only exception to the law is if the mother's life is in jeopardy.
  — Bob Christie, ajc, 28 Oct. 2022
• The only exception to the law is if the mother’s life is in jeopardy.
  — Bob Christie, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2022
• The only exception to the law is if the mother’s life is in jeopardy.
  — Bob Christie, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
• The only exemption to the ban is if the woman’s life is in jeopardy.
  — Bob Christie, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2022
• This is a great way to earn some cash whenever your bet looks to be in jeopardy.
  — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
• But this one seems more ominous on the legal jeopardy front.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2023
• Quinn says that her health was also in jeopardy during the birth.
  — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, 25 Nov. 2021
• The move has put in jeopardy millions of dollars for education, health care and law enforcement projects.
  — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
• People with valid documentation—including green cards or visas—have been detained and face legal jeopardy.
  — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025