endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
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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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Maine’s submission included a bone from the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
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Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Woessner had last been seen June 3 and was the subject of an endangered missing person investigation.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 June 2026
The data center would operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, right next to a zoo that is home to more than 3,000 animal species, including the endangered clouded leopard.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Plus, the co-hosts are offering a type of perspective that has become somewhat of an endangered species in the talk series space.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Woessner had last been seen June 3 and was the subject of an endangered missing person investigation.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 June 2026
The data center would operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, right next to a zoo that is home to more than 3,000 animal species, including the endangered clouded leopard.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Plus, the co-hosts are offering a type of perspective that has become somewhat of an endangered species in the talk series space.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 10 June 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 17 Jun. 2026.
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