How to Use jeopardize in a Sentence

jeopardize

verb

• His health has been jeopardized by poor nutrition.
• No life was jeopardized; no life was saved.
  — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
• Do not jeopardize your job by doing it.
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
• Delays like these can throw off a project’s progress and jeopardize a client’s trust.
  — Peter Ord, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
• What is most likely to jeopardize that?
  — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• But lose one of those and your entire business could be jeopardized.
  — Chris Kille, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
• Yes, cardio may burn more calories, but too much can jeopardize your gains.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• Your day job pays the bills—don't jeopardize it for freelance income.
  — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
• Obama did not want to jeopardize his plans for détente with the mullahs.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Sep. 2022
• Thieves jeopardize that trust and threaten the safety net for those truly in need.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2021
• Many are scared to jeopardize Platner’s chances.
  — Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026
• Your very sense of worth is jeopardized when others refuse to acknowledge you.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
• In healthcare supply chain, those breaks tend to jeopardize outcomes and erode trust.
  — Tina Vatanka Murphy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Do not needlessly jeopardize your life or the lives of others.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
• Waiting too long can jeopardize your safety.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
• Social media posts can jeopardize your job.
  — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
• Students know that refusing to join a teacher or coach in prayer could jeopardize any or all of these things.
  — David Saperstein and Teresa Jefferson-Snorton, WSJ, 11 May 2022
• Who’s going to jeopardize themselves like that?
  — Najwa Jamal, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2025
• The agents seized one big drug shipment but held back on actions that might jeopardize their surveillance.
  — Tim Golden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2022
• To challenge the status quo was to jeopardize one’s precious place within it.
  — Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• Starting late can slow or even jeopardize a transaction.
  — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• Some critics are warning the changes and funding cuts could jeopardize child safety.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
• So, put the ball in their court by asking if there is a way to address their differences that doesn’t jeopardize the work.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021
• The steps could jeopardize the Liberals’ pledges to curb the budget deficit.
  — Irina Vilcu, Bloomberg.com, 26 Oct. 2021
• Elmore said such actions could jeopardize the entirety of the case.
  — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2022
• His refusal to do so jeopardizes public safety.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
• Don’t send death threats or do anything to jeopardize somebody’s family.
  — Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
• This could jeopardize any missions to the Red Planet in the future.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 26 Jan. 2022
• Overcomplicating things to show off or be clever would only jeopardize the scam.
  — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
• But Trump’s TikTok ban could jeopardize that.
  — Taylor Lorenz, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025