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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Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, should not remain in office.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Days after his arrest, Kendra too was taken into custody and they were both hit with four counts each of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree false imprisonment.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
This was not just an attack on my home but endangered my child and disrupted the safety of our entire neighborhood.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The parents of a toddler who suffered a minor injury at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after squeezing through a fence near a wolf enclosure and making contact with one of the animals have been charged with endangering the welfare of children, police said.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Days after his arrest, Kendra too was taken into custody and they were both hit with four counts each of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree false imprisonment.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
This was not just an attack on my home but endangered my child and disrupted the safety of our entire neighborhood.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The parents of a toddler who suffered a minor injury at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after squeezing through a fence near a wolf enclosure and making contact with one of the animals have been charged with endangering the welfare of children, police said.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endanger. Accessed 8 Apr. 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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