How to Use endanger in a Sentence

endanger

verb
  • The severe drought has endangered crops throughout the area.
  • Parents feared that the dog could endanger their children.
  • Cracked hoses that leak air and mask and fin straps that are on the verge of tearing can endanger a diver’s life.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
  • The roseate spoonbill isn't endangered or rare, but the bay of Green Bay is quite far away from its normal habitat.
    — Jeff Bollier, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • They’re listed as federal and state endangered, and in the summer roost in trees, and search for caves and mines in the winter.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Why would Frank code something that could endanger his whole project?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Plus, taking care of habitats so species don't become endangered in the first place is the gold standard.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
  • As rare and endangered as the exotic white tiger, the Yurchenko Double Pike is, for now, extinct.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Bass made no obvious slip-ups or faux pas that might endanger her early lead in the polls.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The event was endangered after the volunteer group that long ran the fireworks in the East Side park said in March the event had become too large for the group to manage.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
  • Zelensky warned that the lack of aid was urgent, and could endanger Ukraine’s major cities.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Today, blue whales are still endangered and face a number of threats, though whaling is now broadly banned across the globe.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The area is home to sea turtles, including the Kemp’s Ridley, as well as Rice’s whales, both of which are endangered.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The 2019 third-round pick has picked up his play since the Ravens signed outside linebacker Justin Houston, a move that seemed to endanger his roster chances.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The former appeared in court on Wednesday on the charge of endangering children.
    — Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Georgia certainly did nothing to endanger its No. 1 ranking, but the schedule looks a lot tougher the rest of the way.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 16 Oct. 2022
  • But a 24-year-old man was charged with endangering a child and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
    — CBS News, 30 May 2023
  • Taylor was charged in April with felony child neglect and one count of recklessly leaving a firearm to endanger a child.
    — Michelle Watson, CNN, 10 May 2023
  • The government in Seoul said the balloons endanger people living on both sides of the border.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2022
  • But his life becomes endangered when Katniss and Peeta beat him at his own game.
    — Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 19 May 2024
  • But the chemotherapy would endanger her chances of having kids.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Some of the toys on display could endanger children’s lives even in ordinary play.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • She was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
    — Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Right whales are among the rarest whales on Earth, and their populations are highly endangered.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Texas law takes effect Sept. 1 and Abbott signed the bill over the objections of law enforcement groups who say the change will endanger the public and police.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst and Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021
  • The state has fought against listing other Alaska species as endangered.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Therefore, both nations have some stake in avoiding a conflict that could endanger the flow of vital chips.
    — Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The closer the freeway encroaches, the more chance that the vehicular noise will spook the horses and endanger the riders.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The million-credit question in this scenario is what threat could endanger the Milky Way with the mighty Reapers as its guardians, but as a wise man once said, there's always a bigger fish.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
  • And recently released hostages and the families of current hostages have warned that resuming the war in Gaza will only serve to endanger the lives of the 24 hostages estimated to still be alive.
    — Mick Krever, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025

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