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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The film feels like a throwback, nuanced layering to the storytelling, something evident in films that Al made back in the day but now seem to be on the endangered species list.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
There are all kinds of movies that are either endangered or practically extinct.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The first vaccine to protect endangered koalas from chlamydia has officially been approved in Australia.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
When compounded by the potential extinction of an endangered species, the governance implications are stark.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
There are all kinds of movies that are either endangered or practically extinct.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The first vaccine to protect endangered koalas from chlamydia has officially been approved in Australia.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
When compounded by the potential extinction of an endangered species, the governance implications are stark.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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