in danger
idiom
1
: in a situation in which loss of life or serious harm is possible
We're still in (grave/great/serious) danger.
Their lives are in danger.
2
: in a situation in which something bad or harmful is possible
—usually + of
She's in danger of failing.
We're all in danger of losing our jobs.
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Now Tali is in danger, and Tony and Ziva must work together to figure out the whole mess.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In the final episode, Sylvia experiences an emotional crisis as someone close to her suffers a violent death, and Adam returns, injured and in danger, to ask for Sylvia’s help, and test her loyalties to the limit.
—Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
In a world where images are so numerous and so difficult to understand, truth itself can be in danger, threatened by false interpretations and distorted, misleading half-truths.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
An unexpected connection is formed while a covert plot puts everyone in danger.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In the final episode, Sylvia experiences an emotional crisis as someone close to her suffers a violent death, and Adam returns, injured and in danger, to ask for Sylvia’s help, and test her loyalties to the limit.
—Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
In a world where images are so numerous and so difficult to understand, truth itself can be in danger, threatened by false interpretations and distorted, misleading half-truths.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
An unexpected connection is formed while a covert plot puts everyone in danger.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in danger
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“In danger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20danger. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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