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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He was charged with seven counts, including first-degree reckless endangering safety and two counts of eluding an officer.
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Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Crandall said the suppression only policy endangers the few firefighters left at the agency.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 17 May 2026
And then the second thing to consider is that because the 2026 midterm election is poised to be so Democratic, the Republicans might not want to stretch too far, out of fear that doing so would endanger some of their own seats.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Set at the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the intimate thriller follows Kyiv newlyweds trapped in their apartment and cut off from the outside world, a situation endangering both their lives and their relationship.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 May 2026
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Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Crandall said the suppression only policy endangers the few firefighters left at the agency.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 17 May 2026
And then the second thing to consider is that because the 2026 midterm election is poised to be so Democratic, the Republicans might not want to stretch too far, out of fear that doing so would endanger some of their own seats.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Set at the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the intimate thriller follows Kyiv newlyweds trapped in their apartment and cut off from the outside world, a situation endangering both their lives and their relationship.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 May 2026
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“Endanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endanger. Accessed 19 May. 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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