How to Use imperil in a Sentence

imperil

verb
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  • The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners.
  • The financial health of the company was imperiled by a string of bad investments.
  • With a 50-50 split in the Senate, Manchin's refusal to sign could imperil the act.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 June 2021
  • That could imperil gun control laws that are on the books across the country, Brown said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2021
  • But the abilities bring out the darker sides of some, imperiling the world as the kids know it.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • That would allow states to keep him off the ballot and imperil his campaign.
    — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024
  • How far would either of these clubs go to imperil a 2022 season?
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The state has long claimed the wolf’s return to its native range in Utah would imperil the state’s livestock industry.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • Bats eat insect pests and lower the use of pesticides, yet many of them are imperiled.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Such a judicial arms race, the justice said, could undercut public faith in the court and imperil the rule of law.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • This has lowered the water table and could imperil some of the newfound obscure species that live there.
    — Ralf Britz, National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Democrats have a slim majority in the House, and just a few defections could imperil a tax bill.
    — Kate Davidson, WSJ, 17 June 2021
  • So far, the rate hikes appear to have slowed but not imperiled the nation's economic growth.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • As with many sensitive habitats around the world, Doñana is imperiled.
    — Catherine Buni, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Now, staggering debt and a severe shortage of big movies to show in the months ahead imperil multiplex chains once again.
    — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2022
  • At that point, Digihost could have a tough time convincing the state that its new crypto mine wouldn’t imperil climate goals.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2023
  • This option, however, would leave FERC in the dark about the details of what cultural resources the project would imperil.
    — B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 26 June 2024
  • The bill imperiled many of these good-governance measures.
    — Scott Singer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Pundits on the right claim this is wokeism run amok and will imperil West Hollywood residents.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
  • If her younger son is replaced as heir to Driftmark, then her older son, Jace, would be on shakier ground as heir to the Iron Throne, which would imperil her own claim as well.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • That, in turn, could imperil the ruling Kim family's grip on power.
    — Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • In other words, Xi’s secrecy could imperil his ambitions for China and its role in the world.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2023
  • But in neighborhoods that can quickly turn from ghost towns to active war zones, even the mile-long trip between the hospital and his home can imperil his life.
    — Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The Russian attack in the north raised concerns in Ukraine and among its Western allies that a breakthrough could imperil Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.
    — Finbarr O’Reilly Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 13 June 2024
  • Hughes questions whether the treaty is the best tool for quickly ensuring the pet trade does not imperil species, however.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Their egregious actions are a clear violation of state statutes that imperiled the safety of their customers and others on the road.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
  • And the plan could imperil Mr. Johnson’s speakership, which is teetering under a threat to oust him.
    — Carl Hulse, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Alexander warned Medel that approving the injunction would imperil this year’s fair, which is 10 weeks away.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The woodrats’ food sources have also taken a hit, such as chestnut trees destroyed by chestnut blight and acorn-producing oak trees imperiled by the spongy moth.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
  • Saudi Arabia shut its border to Qatar, imperiling the emirate’s food supply.
    — Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024

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