imperil

verb

im·per·il im-ˈper-əl

-ˈpe-rəl

imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling

Synonyms of imperil next

transitive verb

: to bring into peril : endanger

imperilment

im-ˈper-əl-mənt

-ˈpe-rəl-

noun

Examples of imperil in a Sentence

The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners. The financial health of the company was imperiled by a string of bad investments. a list of imperiled species

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But the new targets could be imperiled if congressional Republicans and the Trump White House succeed in reversing most of the emissions-cutting laws and regulations enacted during the past four years. —

Andrew Freedman, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 At a more extreme scenario of 4.3 degrees of warming, nearly 15% of species would be imperiled. —

Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024 Clean energy stocks — Shares of renewable energy and solar companies slid on worries that Trump’s second term could imperil the Inflation Reduction Act and measures to fight climate change. —

Pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024 Hochstein’s plan would risk similar results: Syria’s place has been taken by Iran, whose strategic and ideological interest in Lebanon would be comparably imperiled, tempting Tehran to protect it by escalating the conflict. —

Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for imperil