How to Use in jeopardy in a Sentence

in jeopardy

phrase
  • Sanders could very well be in jeopardy.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • This unique status is now in jeopardy.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • His law career was now in jeopardy.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Kippes, whose future in rodeo was in jeopardy last spring, was back.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
  • These efforts are now in jeopardy.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Their jobs are not in jeopardy, at least not during the season.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
  • There are some who worry that his career could be in jeopardy.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • If his speakership is in -- is in jeopardy, there are threats to it.
    ABC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • But those warm and welcoming meals are in jeopardy.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • How did the rest of these teams put themselves in jeopardy to fall to 0-3?
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
  • His status may have been in jeopardy had Texas Tech won.
    Cj Moore, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • His business could be in jeopardy if the tax credit is taken away.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 5 July 2025
  • The absence of this skill can put the success of the entire team in jeopardy.
    Brian Dakin, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The Vatican has not said whether those plans are in jeopardy.
    Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 26 May 2023
  • McDaniel has had to deal with rumors that his job is in jeopardy for a while.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Jimenez said that money’s in jeopardy if the tribes end up prevailing in court.
    Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
  • That would certainly put the rest of his season in jeopardy.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Should Abraham win, that five-member block would be in jeopardy.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • More often than not, that's a sign that a player's season could be in jeopardy.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The judge throws the case out, placing Erin's career in jeopardy.
    EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
  • These days, Kates worries her son’s access to such care could be in jeopardy.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As long as the players refuse a salary cap, the start of next season, at the very least, is in jeopardy.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
  • That means Drew must put her own life in jeopardy to save her sister before time runs out.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But his arrest may have placed his position in jeopardy.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The quality of city roads is also in jeopardy.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In their eyes, a high-voltage power line proposed to cut through the area could put all that in jeopardy.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • With few to spare from their slim majority, the outcome was in jeopardy.
    Kevin Freking, Fortune, 3 July 2025
  • Rent was piling up and Thai Soon was in jeopardy of closing over a lack of sales.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Saturday was also a tight deficit, but the win never seemed in jeopardy.
    Ben Messinger, Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • With our lead suddenly in jeopardy, Dwight Evans came to the plate.
    New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

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