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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According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Eastern black rhinos are critically endangered.
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Global warming pushes Arctic seals closer to extinction The IUCN update shows that the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) has declined from vulnerable to endangered, and the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) and harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) have moved from least-concern to near-threatened.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Cavazos says this work — chasing leads or even, at times, following ICE agents — to alert the community can be hard, especially now that the Department of Homeland Security regularly accuses groups like Cavazos' of interfering with their jobs and endangering the lives of immigration officers.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
But health experts say that the claims have no scientific basis and that taking such a step would endanger the country’s public health.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Global warming pushes Arctic seals closer to extinction The IUCN update shows that the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) has declined from vulnerable to endangered, and the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) and harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) have moved from least-concern to near-threatened.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Cavazos says this work — chasing leads or even, at times, following ICE agents — to alert the community can be hard, especially now that the Department of Homeland Security regularly accuses groups like Cavazos' of interfering with their jobs and endangering the lives of immigration officers.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
But health experts say that the claims have no scientific basis and that taking such a step would endanger the country’s public health.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 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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