endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
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: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list
Examples of endangered in a Sentence
a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat
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Authorities have classified her as an at-risk missing person due to a medical condition and issued an endangered missing alert Sunday evening, sending notifications to mobile phones across the East Bay days after her disappearance.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The incident is being considered the first such attack by a wolf since Germany reintroduced the endangered species almost 30 years ago, per Politico.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Hegseth at Tuesday’s meeting said that the national security threat stems from environmental group lawsuits that aim to protect endangered species in the Gulf.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Legal standards in place when the case was settled in 2022 would apply, and the federal government is beholden to protecting endangered species and water, Tejeda and Sivas said.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The incident is being considered the first such attack by a wolf since Germany reintroduced the endangered species almost 30 years ago, per Politico.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Hegseth at Tuesday’s meeting said that the national security threat stems from environmental group lawsuits that aim to protect endangered species in the Gulf.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Legal standards in place when the case was settled in 2022 would apply, and the federal government is beholden to protecting endangered species and water, Tejeda and Sivas said.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for endangered
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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