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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Falling short in these areas means Stearns has endangered the most important job for any general manager — building a deep and reliable pipeline of starting pitching.
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Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Some contemporary research concurs, noting that poison can endanger pets and the ecosystem and that rats reproduce too quickly for poisoning to work.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2025
Once mining is complete, Perpetua also has pledged to clean up and restore the site, and to reconnect habitat that endangered salmon populations have traditionally used for spawning.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Pygmy hippos, thought of as the common hippo's smaller cousin, have been endangered since 2016.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Some contemporary research concurs, noting that poison can endanger pets and the ecosystem and that rats reproduce too quickly for poisoning to work.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2025
Once mining is complete, Perpetua also has pledged to clean up and restore the site, and to reconnect habitat that endangered salmon populations have traditionally used for spawning.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Pygmy hippos, thought of as the common hippo's smaller cousin, have been endangered since 2016.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 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 16 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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