imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl 
-ˈpe-rəl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to bring into peril : endanger
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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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If that imperils his clearance, there's a process for all of that.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Nobody is imperiled — nobody who is important to the plot anyway.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
If the Yankees’ pursuit of a 28th title may be imperiled by a dodgy bullpen and miserable offensive showings at short and in left field, the odds favor New York securing one of the AL’s two postseason byes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2024
In northern Gaza, the vaccination push was briefly imperiled Monday when the U.N. said one of its convoys was halted at gunpoint and staffers detained.
—Bilal Shbair, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Nobody is imperiled — nobody who is important to the plot anyway.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
If the Yankees’ pursuit of a 28th title may be imperiled by a dodgy bullpen and miserable offensive showings at short and in left field, the odds favor New York securing one of the AL’s two postseason byes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2024
In northern Gaza, the vaccination push was briefly imperiled Monday when the U.N. said one of its convoys was halted at gunpoint and staffers detained.
—Bilal Shbair, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imperil. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to place in great danger : endanger
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