in jeopardy
idiom
: in a situation in which someone or something is exposed to possible injury, loss, or evil : in danger
He is responsible for placing innocent lives in jeopardy.
The wrong decision could place your career in (serious) jeopardy.
Adverse public opinion puts this proposal in serious jeopardy.
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The vote was 217-215, with a single Republican and all Democrats opposed, and the outcome was in jeopardy until the gavel.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
This terrible decision puts public safety in jeopardy and is yet another terrible message to send to CT violent crime victims and their families.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Manager Alex Cora admitted Saturday that Kutter Crawford’s Opening Day status is in jeopardy.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
Park advocates are concerned that the labor cuts put the country’s public lands—and visitors’ experience within them—in jeopardy.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
This terrible decision puts public safety in jeopardy and is yet another terrible message to send to CT violent crime victims and their families.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Manager Alex Cora admitted Saturday that Kutter Crawford’s Opening Day status is in jeopardy.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
Park advocates are concerned that the labor cuts put the country’s public lands—and visitors’ experience within them—in jeopardy.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in jeopardy
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“In jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20jeopardy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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