imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl 
-ˈpe-rəl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to bring into peril : endanger
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Examples of imperil in a Sentence
The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners.
The financial health of the company was imperiled by a string of bad investments.
a list of imperiled species
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Some progressives and mental health advocates have warned that expanding the policy could imperil people who aren’t actually in need of hospitalization and that simply removing people from subways does not provide any long-term solutions.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Or even to batten down the hatches as a coming Trumpian storm imperils the global financial system.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In the coming months, Judge Bartle will decide whether cops and judges living in fear imperils public safety.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
But the new targets could be imperiled if congressional Republicans and the Trump White House succeed in reversing most of the emissions-cutting laws and regulations enacted during the past four years.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Or even to batten down the hatches as a coming Trumpian storm imperils the global financial system.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In the coming months, Judge Bartle will decide whether cops and judges living in fear imperils public safety.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
But the new targets could be imperiled if congressional Republicans and the Trump White House succeed in reversing most of the emissions-cutting laws and regulations enacted during the past four years.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imperil. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to place in great danger : endanger
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