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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Also endangering the family name and business is a crooked deal made by Byron Hedges (Jack Gleeson), an illegitimate cousin helping Guinness expand into America, that promises 15% of all American profits to the Fenian Brotherhood.
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Szyszkiewicz was initially held in the Onondaga County Correctional Facility on other charges, and Seneca Falls police have since also charged him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Asian elephants are endangered The population of Asian elephants continues to decline, and they are classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Szyszkiewicz was initially held in the Onondaga County Correctional Facility on other charges, and Seneca Falls police have since also charged him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Asian elephants are endangered The population of Asian elephants continues to decline, and they are classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 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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