How to Use jeopardize in a Sentence

jeopardize

verb

• His health has been jeopardized by poor nutrition.
• All but one of the 28 thrusters seem OK, but the fear is that if too many conk out again, the crew’s safety could be jeopardized.
  — Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
• This could jeopardize any missions to the Red Planet in the future.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 26 Jan. 2022
• That would raise costs and jeopardize the whole system.
  — Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• Thieves jeopardize that trust and threaten the safety net for those truly in need.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2021
• But lose one of those and your entire business could be jeopardized.
  — Chris Kille, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
• If the far right takes control in France, will the country’s unique system of support for artists be jeopardized?
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
• Obama did not want to jeopardize his plans for détente with the mullahs.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Sep. 2022
• Manners said that the pair seek to inspire women to get into the mountains—a goal that could be jeopardized by the stories.
  — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
• To challenge the status quo was to jeopardize one’s precious place within it.
  — Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• Students know that refusing to join a teacher or coach in prayer could jeopardize any or all of these things.
  — David Saperstein and Teresa Jefferson-Snorton, WSJ, 11 May 2022
• Sheila said the family was told in the beginning not to comment, in order not to jeopardize it.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 10 Nov. 2022
• Yes, cardio may burn more calories, but too much can jeopardize your gains.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• Lifting school mask mandates too early could jeopardize the progress that the country has made over the last few weeks, some health experts said.
  — Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• Elmore said such actions could jeopardize the entirety of the case.
  — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2022
• The agents seized one big drug shipment but held back on actions that might jeopardize their surveillance.
  — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2022
• If these changes jeopardize their ability to travel back through time in the first place, then surely the traveler can’t make that change to time, right?
  — Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022
• Some nurses, like Morris, have gone on to jeopardize the health of more patients as the board failed to act on earlier complaints.
  — Emily Hopkins, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2023
• The Hornets’ brain trust must find a way to accelerate their path without jeopardizing the future in the process.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2024
• Another military official told Fox that the drone was downed in an air-to-air strike and was never close enough to the base to jeopardize troops.
  — Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2021
• Plus, the enamel can handle acidic pan sauces that would jeopardize the seasoning of a regular cast iron.
  — Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2024
• Such penalties would jeopardize their commerce in the United States and elsewhere.
  — Edward Wong, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2022
• This includes healthy relationships that can be jeopardized because of stress, burnout, and lack of self-care.
  — Gabriel Kinder, CNN, 5 May 2023
• The two male residents spoke to The Times anonymously, one to respect his 12-step program and the other out of concern his job would be jeopardized.
  — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
• The pair outlined their goals to the young team — and their parents — and tried to allay fears the equity fight could jeopardize their budding soccer careers.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• Carl Nargle is worried about the success of a younger, cooler painter who might jeopardize his success.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2023
• But those waters surrounding the islands now pose the biggest long-term risk for this herd of about 800 deer as sea rise jeopardizes their sole habitat.
  — Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
• Putting such species in new places would jeopardize those relationships, Bruce said.
  — Alex Brown, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
• For more than a half-century, actions taken by U.S. agencies and companies have jeopardized the passage salmon must make upriver each year to birth a new generation.
  — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
• Poor planning can jeopardize access to space, materials, and equipment, leading to obstacles that drain time and money.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025