in danger
idiom
1
: in a situation in which loss of life or serious harm is possible
We're still in (grave/great/serious) danger.
Their lives are in danger.
2
: in a situation in which something bad or harmful is possible
—usually + of
She's in danger of failing.
We're all in danger of losing our jobs.
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Yet, in doing so, the two canines are also putting themselves in danger of being hit by another vehicle.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The more people that are aware a victim is in danger, the better, Fresard said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More than two years of civil war in Sudan have displaced 12 million people, killed at least 150,000 (and likely far more than that), put 25 million people in danger of starvation, and left wide swaths of physical wreckage.
—Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The more people that are aware a victim is in danger, the better, Fresard said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More than two years of civil war in Sudan have displaced 12 million people, killed at least 150,000 (and likely far more than that), put 25 million people in danger of starvation, and left wide swaths of physical wreckage.
—Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in danger
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“In danger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20danger. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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