in jeopardy
idiom
: in a situation in which someone or something is exposed to possible injury, loss, or evil : in danger
He is responsible for placing innocent lives in jeopardy.
The wrong decision could place your career in (serious) jeopardy.
Adverse public opinion puts this proposal in serious jeopardy.
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Simmons had lost her job and was facing eviction, which would have put her in jeopardy of having Antwan removed from her custody permanently, according to her arrest report.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Yankees beat reporter Brendan Kuty of The Athletic asserted that Domínguez's future would be in jeopardy if Bellinger returned in his Wednesday column.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Other contestants then walked out in protest, and Itsaragrisil threatened the contestants to sit down, or else their positions in the pageant would be in jeopardy.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Technically, anyway, the Chiefs-Colts game on Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium wasn’t a knockout game for the befuddling 5-5 home team in jeopardy of missing the playoffs after three straight Super Bowl berths.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Yankees beat reporter Brendan Kuty of The Athletic asserted that Domínguez's future would be in jeopardy if Bellinger returned in his Wednesday column.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Other contestants then walked out in protest, and Itsaragrisil threatened the contestants to sit down, or else their positions in the pageant would be in jeopardy.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Technically, anyway, the Chiefs-Colts game on Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium wasn’t a knockout game for the befuddling 5-5 home team in jeopardy of missing the playoffs after three straight Super Bowl berths.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
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“In jeopardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20jeopardy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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