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
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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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Rittenhouse was charged with two felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 July 2024
The species is now categorized as critically endangered and is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 18 July 2024
While Europe is still home to world-leading companies, the European Union has fallen behind both the U.S. and China in key technologies, endangering the EU’s climate, digital, and defense goals and making its desire for strategic autonomy harder to achieve.
—Pekka Lundmark, Fortune Europe, 16 July 2024
Gray wolves were listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1974 and added to the state's endangered list in 1980, according to WDFW.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 16 July 2024
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 July 2024
The species is now categorized as critically endangered and is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 18 July 2024
While Europe is still home to world-leading companies, the European Union has fallen behind both the U.S. and China in key technologies, endangering the EU’s climate, digital, and defense goals and making its desire for strategic autonomy harder to achieve.
—Pekka Lundmark, Fortune Europe, 16 July 2024
Gray wolves were listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1974 and added to the state's endangered list in 1980, according to WDFW.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 16 July 2024
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endanger. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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