endanger
verb
en·dan·ger
in-ˈdān-jər 
en-
endangered; endangering
in-ˈdān-jə-riŋ
-ˈdānj-riŋ,
en-
: to bring into danger or peril
recklessly endangering innocent lives
: to create a dangerous situation
driving to endanger
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Examples of endanger in a Sentence
Parents feared that the dog could endanger their children.
The severe drought has endangered crops throughout the area.
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They’re listed as endangered under state and federal law.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The singing, chanting, and DIY percussion serves to not only symbolically rouse the trees from their slumber but to scare off bugs, blight, and whatever bad spirits might endanger them.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
State investigators later found that Slayton’s companies improperly removed and dumped the cancer-causing insulator, endangering workers and residents.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
On the Right, Project 2025 endangers the future of Medicaid by cutting financing and restricting eligibility in ways that would cause mass suffering.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The singing, chanting, and DIY percussion serves to not only symbolically rouse the trees from their slumber but to scare off bugs, blight, and whatever bad spirits might endanger them.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
State investigators later found that Slayton’s companies improperly removed and dumped the cancer-causing insulator, endangering workers and residents.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
On the Right, Project 2025 endangers the future of Medicaid by cutting financing and restricting eligibility in ways that would cause mass suffering.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endanger. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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endanger
verb
en·dan·ger
in-ˈdān-jər
endangered; endangering
-ˈdānj-(ə-)riŋ
: to bring into danger or peril
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