endanger
verb
en·dan·ger
in-ˈdān-jər 
en-
endangered; endangering
in-ˈdān-jə-riŋ
-ˈdānj-riŋ,
en-
: to bring into danger or peril
recklessly endangering innocent lives
: to create a dangerous situation
driving to endanger
Examples of endanger in a Sentence
Parents feared that the dog could endanger their children.
The severe drought has endangered crops throughout the area.
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Lewis was charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child in the second-degree, according to police.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Cops charged Burnside with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child.
—Thomas Tracy, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Salmon Run, by Alejandra López, tells the story of a Puerto Rican mother working in a salmon-factory in urban Los Angeles whose friend disappears, and her hunt for answers leads her into a corruption that endangers many lives.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for endanger
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endanger. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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endanger
verb
en·dan·ger
in-ˈdān-jər
endangered; endangering
-ˈdānj-(ə-)riŋ
: to bring into danger or peril
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