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.
  • The Callery pear tree endangers that food source.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The species can grow to more than six feet long and is classified as endangered.
    — John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Why would Frank code something that could endanger his whole project?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The Padres are not going to endanger his health.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Your presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life.
    — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Among the largest schools, co-ops are endangered in part because some started to win.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • Such bleaching is a signal that corals’ health is endangered.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Police said the two are endangered.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Users can be led down an endangering primrose path.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Bass made no obvious slip-ups or faux pas that might endanger her early lead in the polls.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
  • There are no children in my household, so no one would be endangered by his presence.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Cops charged Ramos with rape and endangering the welfare of a child.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Spitzer warned on Monday that the move will endanger the public.
    — Talia Kaplan, Fox News, 3 May 2021
  • Greater noctules are among the largest and most endangered bats in Europe.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
  • She was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
    — Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • All four were charged with 10 counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Rivera now faces two counts of endangering the welfare of children.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Drivers running late are more prone to speeding, which endangers lives.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Dresser was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
    — Stephanie Ballesteros, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the chemotherapy would endanger her chances of having kids.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Now even that option has become endangered.
    — M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • One key factor was that the ozone hole endangered nearly everybody in the world.
    — Andrea Miotti, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Experts say the changes will endanger children.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
  • He was also charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Leatherback sea turtles are the largest species of sea turtle in the world and are considered endangered.
    — Wciv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Careful not to endanger civilians and /or hostages.
    — Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the toys on display could endanger children’s lives even in ordinary play.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021

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