endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
en-
: 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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Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Netflix documentary) Rescued from poachers, an endangered baby pangolin embarks on a journey back to the wild with help from a devoted human guardian in this documentary.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025
At the time, conservationists fretted that the enormous hurricane was going to wipe out the last of the island’s Schaus’ swallowtails (Papilio aristodemus), a species of endangered black-and-yellow butterfly native to southern Florida and now found only on Elliott Key and nearby Key Largo.
—Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Sharks, fish, and two endangered species of sea turtles — hawksbill and Kemp's Ridley —use the area.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The island has a unique subtropical microclimate, which helped spark the idea of Bloodstone Island, a Jurassic Park-like place filled with endangered species.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025
At the time, conservationists fretted that the enormous hurricane was going to wipe out the last of the island’s Schaus’ swallowtails (Papilio aristodemus), a species of endangered black-and-yellow butterfly native to southern Florida and now found only on Elliott Key and nearby Key Largo.
—Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Sharks, fish, and two endangered species of sea turtles — hawksbill and Kemp's Ridley —use the area.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The island has a unique subtropical microclimate, which helped spark the idea of Bloodstone Island, a Jurassic Park-like place filled with endangered species.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2025
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 4 May. 2025.
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