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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That, while involving a lot less affordable housing, won’t imperil the garden and is a better outcome than an empty lot or an entirely market-rate development.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
In the same way folk artists were upended by the first Industrial Revolution, so is their current generation imperiled by generative intelligence.
—Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
If the Supreme Court allows the state to keep its ban in place, that could imperil everyone’s access to health care.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
Their opposition is threatening to not only turn the U.S. into a technological backwater, but also to imperil our country’s status as the world’s only superpower.
—Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
In the same way folk artists were upended by the first Industrial Revolution, so is their current generation imperiled by generative intelligence.
—Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
If the Supreme Court allows the state to keep its ban in place, that could imperil everyone’s access to health care.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
Their opposition is threatening to not only turn the U.S. into a technological backwater, but also to imperil our country’s status as the world’s only superpower.
—Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imperil. Accessed 27 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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