How to Use in jeopardy in a Sentence

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  • The absence of this skill can put the success of the entire team in jeopardy.
    Brian Dakin, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • If his speakership is in -- is in jeopardy, there are threats to it.
    ABC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Their jobs are not in jeopardy, at least not during the season.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
  • The Vatican has not said whether those plans are in jeopardy.
    Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 26 May 2023
  • Studios have expressed to the union that their 2024 film slates will be in jeopardy if a deal is not reached this week.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But the future of this marveled studio is now in jeopardy.
    Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • That means Drew must put her own life in jeopardy to save her sister before time runs out.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Losing her job has put her legal status in the U.S. in jeopardy.
    Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, his plan to wipe out billions of dollars in student loan debt is in jeopardy at the Supreme Court.
    Jonathan J. Cooper, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023
  • By the end of the week, record highs will be in jeopardy, especially on Thursday and Friday.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Morant told reporters his status for Game 2 was in jeopardy.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
  • But now, future funding from the program is in jeopardy.
    Alexandra Olson, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The record left the team in jeopardy of having to hand over its first-round draft pick to the New York Knicks, which would happen if the selection falls outside the top 10.
    Brian Chappatta, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The very idea of what a screenwriter is is in jeopardy, from our ability to pay rent, to our right not to be replaced by AI.
    Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 6 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, the Rangers’ struggles in Houston suddenly puts their first-place hold in the West in jeopardy.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • All the while, Holden feared his football career and future were in jeopardy.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • At least 38 records are in jeopardy from Oregon to Key West, Florida.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 15 July 2023
  • Third-party apps that mods used for their work were suddenly in jeopardy.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But her sudden appearance has set off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The Rangers have worked themselves out of one problem: Heim, whose season seemed in jeopardy not all that long ago, can push wrist surgery to the offseason.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Read full article Now, the high school project is suddenly in jeopardy, the land might end up on the market again, and the city will soon have a new mayor.
    Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But this year’s high case load could put that elimination in jeopardy.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • One of the world’s leading tech ecosystems was suddenly in jeopardy.
    Russ Shaw, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Even if your appeal for more aid fails, your offer of acceptance is not in jeopardy.
    Kristen Moon, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The devastation of the earthquake has put their efforts in jeopardy.
    Aida Alami Hannah Reyes Morales, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But a new labor law affecting their herders’ wages could put the future of the industry in jeopardy.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • As the heat continues to build this week, nearly 150 high temperature records will be in jeopardy across the West.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 15 May 2023
  • As the heat continues to build this week, nearly 150 high temperature records will be in jeopardy across the West.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 15 May 2023
  • But because of Florida’s law, he will be forced to cancel the contract, putting both his deposit and his dreams for the future in jeopardy.
    Time, 21 June 2023
  • His lone incompletion was the only ball truly in jeopardy all day for UO and could have been a touchdown.
    oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023

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