How to Use danger in a Sentence

danger

1 of 2 noun
  • She was fearless in the face of danger.
  • I was unaware of the danger that lay ahead.
  • It's important to teach your children about the dangers of smoking.
  • There's a danger that your apology will be taken as a sign of weakness.
  • The danger is that we'll become careless as the process becomes more familiar.
  • There's less danger that you'll lose your money if you have a wide variety of investments.
  • Here is a list of possible dangers associated with the procedure.
  • We believe it poses a serious danger to our national security.
  • No one was in danger at the school.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • The home side was not out of danger.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Where does danger lurk and who gets hurt?
    Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
  • And that’s where the danger comes in.
    Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • On top of that, our old dangers are new again.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But, alas, home is where the danger lies.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The strangest danger that few might know about is radon.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Home life was where the danger lay for Eileen.
    Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
  • The danger for Barcelona is clear.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Oh, Paula, you in danger, girl.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 June 2026
  • Is there a danger in driving as is?
    John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
  • This is one of the biggest post-storm dangers.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Is there any danger in taking the drugs long-term?
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The premise is simple, if not fraught with danger.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • Like any good ghost story, the danger isn’t in the past.
    Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Is this whole thing a parable about the dangers of polyamory?
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Yu said neighbors have long warned about the dangers.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Thompson has one high-danger chance through two games.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Over the weekend, there will be fire danger in parts of the state.
    Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The danger is that too many people will refuse to evolve with it.
    Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Lighter winds will help reduce fire danger.
    Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The danger is not that AI will take over.
    Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026

danger

2 of 2 verb
  • Our heads are great with facts and logic, our hearts speak our desires, and our gut senses danger.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • On or off the clock, the first responders of 9-1-1 are no strangers to danger.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Up to that point, being close enough to danger to report on it with accuracy had become a way of life.
    Mark Guarino, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Most warning systems use audible cues to alert people to danger.
    Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The beauty, and perhaps danger, of EZ Pass is right there in the first two letters.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The beauty, and perhaps danger, of E-ZPass is right there in the first two letters.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Trackside devices known as hot bearing detectors are designed to scan a passing train and alert crews to danger.
    Luz Lazo and Ian Duncan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • But Spoo says this knowledge, and even a mastery of first aid techniques should not be used as an excuse for exposing your dog to danger.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 26 July 2024
  • But the proximity to danger in Taesung is mixed with an odd sense of security.
    Motoko Rich, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2017
  • There’s an inherent peculiarity, even danger, to meeting a stranger for his sperm.
    John Otis, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Blink Twice captures how easily someone’s mind can grow numb to danger amid booze and bland conversations with strangers.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
  • Fear is the right response to danger—the emotional presentation of our survival instinct.
    Lydia Millet, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Some scientists say such behavior is not always playfulness and can instead be an attempt to alert others to danger.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2021
  • However, parents could violate child safety laws if their lack of supervision exposes children to danger.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
  • Zika virus uses stealth, slipping into dendritic cells and blocking them from alerting nearby infection-fighting T cells to danger.
    Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • While Zoe quickly suits up and surrenders to Rader’s pod, which brings her story to life in a form of virtual reality, Mio senses danger.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
  • These protections are in place to prevent deportations from returning individuals to danger.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Any ringing or vibrating could unintentionally expose them to danger in an active situation.
    Adam Coughran, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Google Maps The river has been taking lives and flooding homes for a century, and for nearly as long, authorities have discussed how best to monitor the flow and alert people to danger.
    Colleen Long, NBC news, 12 July 2025
  • Thankfully, her mother survived, but Cardenas-Haro questioned the decision not to activate sirens that might have alerted people to danger earlier.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As Ars covered previously, in other markets like Europe, these feature animations on startup and shutdown and can even display hazard symbols if the car senses danger.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
  • What starts as an innocuous activity often spirals into disruption and sometimes danger as new groups of people continually trying to outdo prior participants.
    Adario Strange, Quartz, 5 July 2022
  • Stedman offers a heartfelt homage to the virtues of rural community and the natural beauty unique to Western Australia, as well as a critique of the strictures and dangers inherent in small-minded communities.
    The Know, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The Israeli military has said its bombing campaign has targeted Hamas militants and officials and weapons infrastructure, and has blamed the militant group for exposing civilians to danger by embedding with them.
    Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 4 May 2025
  • This question, though somewhat rhetorical, again displays how well-meaning adults are nevertheless detached from the difficulties and dangers young people face in the modern internet age, where cyberbullying (and yes, even extremist ideology) runs rampant.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The privacy dangers Grok may present aren’t fully known because X may have privacy protections not known by the public, according to Matthew McCoy, assistant professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Officials warn of Potomac River dangers The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service is reminding the public that swimming is prohibited in portions of the Potomac River near Great Falls.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 June 2026

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