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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Organizations fear providing employee data to Israel could endanger workers, given hundreds of aid staff have been killed in Israeli strikes during the war.
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Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
With the kakapo still critically endangered, there’s little prospect of conservation efforts ending anytime soon, although those working with the birds are easing their hands-on management each breeding season.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
These patrols sometimes use violent tactics to stop the smugglers' boats, endangering those on board.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
Yas calls Harper to feed her the bogus story that Lisa Dearn suppressed a memo that would have endangered Tender’s application with the banking regulator.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
With the kakapo still critically endangered, there’s little prospect of conservation efforts ending anytime soon, although those working with the birds are easing their hands-on management each breeding season.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
These patrols sometimes use violent tactics to stop the smugglers' boats, endangering those on board.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
Yas calls Harper to feed her the bogus story that Lisa Dearn suppressed a memo that would have endangered Tender’s application with the banking regulator.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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 25 Feb. 2026.
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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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